Gorsefield Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. 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 11/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Robertson Street, Manchester

School Information

Address: Robertson Street, Manchester, M26 4DW
Website: www.gorsefieldprimary.school
Telephone: 01617259750
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ruth Onyekaba
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141673

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 432
Number of Pupils: 342
Number of Boys: 168
Number of Girls: 174

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5 to -1.6
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gorsefield Primary School
Robertson Street , Radcliffe M26 4DW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Radcliffe
Belgrave Street , Radcliffe M26 4DG
3out of 4 178 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Cams Lane Primary School
Cams Lane , Radcliffe M26 3SW
3out of 4 915 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wesley Methodist Primary School
Forth Road , Radcliffe M26 4PX
3out of 4 969 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Radcliffe Primary School
Coronation Road , Radcliffe M26 3RD
2out of 4 1,066 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road , Redvales BL9 9NH
3out of 4 2,630 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow , BL9 0TS
3out of 4 3,098 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Philips High School
Higher Lane , Whitefield M45 7PH
3out of 4 3,223 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road , BL9 9BB
- not rated 3,240 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bury Secondary PRU Spring Lane School
Spring Lane , M26 2SZ
2out of 4 577 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Millwood Primary Special School
School Street , Radcliffe M26 3BW
4out of 4 733 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ladywood School
Masefield Road , Little Lever BL3 1NG
4out of 4 2,587 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Excel and Exceed Centre
Buller Street , BL8 2BS
- not rated 2,852 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street , Bury BL8 2BD
- not rated 2,979 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.