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EnglandNorth WestHaltonWA7 6ESGorsewood Primary School
Primary

Gorsewood Primary School

Primary

Halton · Runcorn · WA7 6ES www.gorsewood.halton.sch.uk

Pupils
175
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHalton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gorsewood Primary School · Primary · Halton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
-13pp
72%58%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
175
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
65%
SEN
45%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Gorsewood Road, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6ES
Local authority
Halton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%0%85%33%63%11%74%30%81%81%106.0104.0104.045%175
2023/2469%7%83%34%76%14%76%28%79%86%106.0105.0106.041%183
2022/2343%3%53%13%77%10%63%7%73%87%102.0102.0104.0-1.60+1.60-1.1044%180
2018/1952%10%86%34%72%21%66%14%79%83%108.0103.0108.0+4.40-1.20-0.8028%189
2017/1872%3%79%24%76%14%76%31%83%79%105.0104.0107.0+2.30-0.30+2.1030%190
2016/1755%3%79%28%69%10%62%21%76%72%104.0102.0104.0+3.50-0.10+1.4029%203

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517517.745%6%65%5%11%
2023/2418318.641%7%64%5%14%
2022/2318020.344%7%61%7%17%
2021/2218019.931%6%57%8%28%
2020/2118820.835%4%54%
2018/1918918.928%6%58%6%19%
2017/1819017.330%4%61%5%11%
2016/1720320.329%1%64%6%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.