- What did Ofsted judge Gorsefield Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Gorsefield Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Gorsefield Primary School?
- Gorsefield Primary School has 332 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Gorsefield Primary School take?
- Gorsefield Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
- Where is Gorsefield Primary School located?
- Gorsefield Primary School is located in Manchester, M26 4DW, Bury.
- How do I apply to Gorsefield Primary School?
- Gorsefield Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How are Reception places decided at Gorsefield Primary School?
- When Gorsefield Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Public Care — Children in Public Care (Children who are looked after - CLA) who are the subject of a full care order. Children in Public Care are either on care orders made by a court or accommodated by the LA at the parent’s request. Children in care may live in foster homes, residential homes with relatives or continue to live at home. This also includes Previously Looked After Children who have been ‘Looked After’, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Priority will be given to children who will have older siblings in years Reception to Year 6 of the preferred school at the date of admission; 3. Nursery attendance — Children who are attending Gorsefield Primary School Nursery at the time at which the application for admission to Gorsefield is made, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are two or more applicants in a criterion who have equal priority for admission and there are insufficient places available, straight-line distance to the school from the home property will be used to determine which child shall be given a place. If the distance between the children’s homes and the school is the same, which includes the same geographical property reference (such as a block of flats), then random allocation will be used as a tiebreaker.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Gorsefield Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 52.1% of pupils at Gorsefield Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.