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Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Stalybridge · SK15 2DP

Ages 3–11 · 401 pupils · Tameside

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.9%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
357

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

401 pupils · 446 places

Pupils on roll
401
Boys / girls
208 / 193
School capacity
446
Capacity fill
401 / 446 (90%)
Free school meals
22.1%
FSM pupils
87
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Alexandra Flood

Location

Address
Forester Drive
Postcode
SK15 2DP
Town
Stalybridge
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Tameside
District
Tameside
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stalybridge, Tameside, 401 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 22.1%.

Open schools in Stalybridge
15
Primary schools in Stalybridge
11
Academies among open schools in Stalybridge
53% (8)
Open schools in SK15
16
Primary in SK15
11
Open schools in Tameside LA
110
Primary in Tameside LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StalybridgeNear SK15

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Alexandra Flood
Telephone
01613384262
Website
www.gorsehall.tameside.sch.uk

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