Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Dronfield. 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 02/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Balmoral Crescent, Dronfield

School Information

Address: Balmoral Crescent, Dronfield, S18 8ZY
Website: www.gorseybrigg.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246418508
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Corinne Thornton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133516

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 211
Number of Pupils: 245
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.7
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery
Balmoral Crescent , Dronfield Woodhouse S18 8ZY
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
Pentland Road , Dronfield Woodhouse S18 8ZQ
3out of 4 184 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
William Levick Primary School
Smithy Croft , Dronfield Woodhouse S18 8YB
3out of 4 814 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Junior School
School Lane , S18 1RY
3out of 4 1,549 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Infant School
School Lane , S18 1RY
4out of 4 1,549 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Green Lane , S18 2FZ
4out of 4 1,892 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.