Primary school

Gorsewood Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Halton
  • WA7 6ES
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,730 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 70%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 34%34% · 2023/242024/25: top 72%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 27 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 72% · 29 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 43% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 27 pupils · North West 63%72%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 27 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 27 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 27 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 27 pupils · North West 105108100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 27 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd161
3rd81

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026166
Free school meals (past 6 years)64.6%
First language not English6.3%
SEN support37.7%
EHC plan6.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils11.0%

Girls 56.6%Boys 43.4%

79% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 6.4
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 18.8 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,732
Spend per pupil£9,359
Staff spend per pupil£7,066
Reserve per pupil£2,940
  • +£488,100revenue reserve
  • +£61,853in-year balance

Grants £9,327 · self-generated £405 · premises £410 per pupil