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Requires improvement
Academy
Gorse Hill Primary School
Nursery
Primary
Avening Street Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN28BZ
017 9352 3800


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
2 - 11
PUPILS
483

Gorse Hill Primary School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 2 and 11 and has a capacity of 492. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 27 Sep 2018.


PUPIL MIX
253 boys and 230 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
20.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
14.6%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
54.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9.7%
EHC PLAN
2.7%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
43%
Local Authority
62%
England
65%


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

School
7%
Local Authority
9%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 101 104 104
Maths 104 105 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

27 Sep 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision Requires improvement




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 93
Of which first preference applications 59
Of which second preference applications 18
Of which third preference applications 16
Total offers made 59
Of which first preference offers 57
Of which second preference offers 2
Of which third preference offers 0




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
6
ENVIRONMENT
1
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£183,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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