Primary school

Gorse Hill Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Swindon
  • SN2 8BZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,631 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 42%2024/25: top 25%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM74% · South West 62%9/10 Top 20%+79.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM11% · South West 6%8/10 Above+41.8 pts
Reading score105 · South West 1054/10 Below+29.8 pts
Maths score105 · South West 1046/10 Middle+23.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 58 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 68% · 53 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 57% · 58 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 43% · 60 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 54% · 56 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 66% · 56 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 74% · 57 pupils · South West 62%74%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 58 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 4% · 53 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 5% · 58 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 7% · 60 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 2% · 56 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 5% · 56 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 11% · 57 pupils · South West 6%11%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 58 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 53 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 58 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 101 · 60 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 56 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 102 · 56 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 57 pupils · South West 105106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 58 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 53 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 58 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 56 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 105 · 56 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 105 · 57 pupils · South West 104105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
42 of 42 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4242
2nd190
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2009Goodas predecessor
  4. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2012Goodas predecessor
  6. 2018Requires improvement
  7. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026441
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.3%
First language not English71.4%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils15.8%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.3%

95.9% full · 460 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.5
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 14.8
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 13.3
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 17.4 FTE · Whole workforce 34.1 · 60 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,009
Spend per pupil£4,950
Staff spend per pupil£3,900
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£455,000in-year balance

Grants £5,979 · self-generated £30 · premises £272 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION (30 academies) · trust reserve £6,864,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it