Gorsefield Primary School | School performance

88%

RWM expected · 2024/25

37%

RWM higher · 2024/25

336

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

RWM expected · 2024/25

37%

RWM higher · 2024/25

336

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

RWM expected · 2024/25

37%

RWM higher · 2024/25

336

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBury

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

88%

+9pp

88%51%13%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 88%

RWM higher standard

37%

+16pp

37%19%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 37%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

95%

Reading higher standard

60%

Writing expected standard

88%

Writing higher standard

37%

Maths expected standard

95%

Maths higher standard

63%

Science expected standard

91%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

42%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

111.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

336

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

30%

FSM eligible

59%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Robertson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DW

Local authority

Bury

Website

www.gorsefieldprimary.school

Telephone

01617259750

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	88%	37%	95%	60%	88%	37%	95%	63%	91%	93%	110.0	111.0	109.0	—	—	—	19%	336
2023/24	79%	21%	83%	31%	88%	31%	90%	42%	92%	83%	107.0	109.0	108.0	—	—	—	19%	326
2022/23	64%	7%	73%	14%	89%	29%	86%	23%	86%	79%	104.0	105.0	106.0	-0.40	+4.60	+1.70	8%	338
2018/19	39%	4%	45%	11%	68%	7%	59%	11%	64%	57%	99.0	101.0	101.0	-3.30	-2.50	-2.20	16%	389
2017/18	13%	0%	27%	2%	62%	4%	63%	10%	71%	0%	97.0	102.0	88.0	-2.70	-2.20	+0.00	—	418
2016/17	44%	2%	50%	10%	79%	13%	79%	13%	79%	73%	100.0	103.0	104.0	+0.50	+4.10	+3.20	14%	426

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	336	16.7	19%	30%	59%	5%	13%
2023/24	326	21.0	19%	24%	61%	6%	17%
2022/23	338	19.4	8%	23%	59%	6%	11%
2021/22	348	20.2	10%	20%	56%	6%	12%
2020/21	342	17.5	14%	17%	50%	—	—
2018/19	389	—	16%	13%	49%	5%	14%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	6%	17%
2016/17	426	19.3	14%	12%	48%	5%	14%