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Gorse Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Avening Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon SN2 8BZ · gorsehill.swindon.sch.uk · 01793 523800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Swindon 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.47 mi
- 3.97 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Furthest distance offered · Swindon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 441
- 96% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- First language not English
- 68.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Furthest distance offered” went to a home 2.47 mi (3.97 km) from the school. Source: Swindon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Furthest distance offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.47 mi3.97 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Swindon it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138004)
Ofsted
Gorse Hill Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138004), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138004)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 28
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied