Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Stalybridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Forester Drive, Stalybridge

School Information

Address: Forester Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2DP
Website: www.gorsehall.tameside.sch.uk
Telephone: 01613384262
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Alexandra Flood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106188

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 446
Number of Pupils: 426
Number of Boys: 219
Number of Girls: 207

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.5 to 4.6
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
Forester Drive , SK15 2DP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Hough Hill Road , SK15 2HB
4out of 4 387 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery
Tennyson Avenue , SK16 5DP
3out of 4 1,111 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield
Westmorland Avenue , SK16 5JA
3out of 4 1,127 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
Huddersfield Road , SK15 2PT
3out of 4 1,171 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Hill School
Thompson Cross , Stamford Street SK15 1LX
3out of 4 878 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Rayner Stephens High School
Yew Tree Lane , SK16 5BL
- not rated 1,581 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints Catholic College
Birch Lane , SK16 5AP
3out of 4 1,593 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Copley Academy
Huddersfield Road , SK15 3RR
1out of 4 1,703 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hyde High School
Old Road , SK14 4SP
2out of 4 2,971 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tameside College
Beaufort Road , OL6 6NX
- not rated 1,795 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road , OL6 9RL
- not rated 1,835 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity School
Birbeck Street , Off High Street SK15 1SH
- not rated 291 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Works 4 U Summort (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
The Peacock , SK15 1EB
- not rated 1,276 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cromwell High School
Yew Tree Lane , SK16 5BJ
4out of 4 1,581 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakdale School
Cheetham Hill Road , SK16 5LD
3out of 4 1,744 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Thomas Ashton School
Bennett Street , SK14 4SS
3out of 4 2,831 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.