Gors Community Primary School, Swansea

Gors Community Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.

It had 273 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

48% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (42% in 2020/21); 33% are learning English as an additional language; and 42% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 28 pupils (Year 1) to 37 (Year 2).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,998 per pupil, against £4,115 in 2021-22. It carried forward £132k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its September 2024 inspection summarises Gors Community Primary School like this:

"Many pupils start school with skills below the expected level, especially in language, communication, and social skills. Most pupils, including those with additional learning needs (ALN), make strong progress over time. Leaders and staff at the school are committed to improving pupil well-being and raising standards. There is a growing sense of teamwork, with a shared focus on creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all pupils. Pupils generally make good progress in developing their literacy skills. They develop sound writing skills and older pupils produce well-structured and engaging writing in their work across the curriculum. The school is beginning to establish a more consistent approach to the teaching of reading."

"However, a minority of pupils do not read well enough, or with suitable fluency and understanding. Pupils develop their mathematical knowledge and understanding well. By Year 6, they confidently apply their skills in real-life situations. The school offers good opportunities for creative, physical, and digital development, with pupils engaging in coding projects and multimedia work. The school is working well to strengthen Welsh language provision across all year groups, but older pupils lack confidence in speaking Welsh. Pupils’ well-being is a strength of the school, and staff provide a nurturing environment that supports pupils’ personal and social development. Behaviour is generally good, but there are some instances of low-level disruption in lessons, which staff do not always manage effectively."

"Additionally, teaching across the school does not always provide enough challenge to ensure that all pupils make appropriate progress in learning. Leaders and governors set useful targets for improvement. In a few instances, leaders do not focus rigorously enough on the quality of teaching. However, overall, they work effectively with staff to improve leadership at all levels, which is impacting positively on the direction of the school. Leaders have built strong relationships with parents, providing regular coffee mornings and workshops. The school is further strengthening its communication with parents to ensure all feel informed and involved in school life."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Sharpen evaluation processes to focus more closely on improving the quality of consistency of effective teaching across the school to ensure that all pupils are sufficiently challenged and are actively engaged in their learning; (2) Improve approaches to teaching reading across the school to ensure that all pupils develop their skills suitably; (3) Continue to improve attendance.

The nearest other state primary schools to Gors Community Primary School are Gendros Primary School (0.6 miles), Townhill Community Primary School (0.9 miles), Sketty Primary School (0.9 miles) and Clwyd Community Primary School (1 mile).

The nearest railway station is Swansea Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gors Primary School (outside), 50 metres away.