Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School, Stalybridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Parents praise the school as a happy place with superb teachers who show exceptional care for pupils with additional needs and a strong commitment to inclusion. The school excels at building positive community links and celebrating diversity, with pupils displaying admirable understanding of acceptance and respect. Leadership has successfully created a culture where safety is paramount and pupils take pride in representing their school through various councils.
Key Strengths
- Strong, confident leadership that has successfully developed new middle leaders to contribute to subject leadership
- Effective support for pupils with additional needs and those who are disadvantaged, resulting in good progress
- Well-developed school councils that give pupils a meaningful voice and encourage positive behaviour
- Secure, safe school environment with thorough safeguarding procedures and visible staff supervision
- Improved attendance rates and significant reduction in persistent absence through dedicated support
Areas for Improvement
- Need for more detailed attendance analysis to identify and support specific groups of pupils
- More opportunities required for problem-solving activities within the mathematics curriculum
- Assessment information should be better used to prioritize support for the most able pupils in school improvement planning
- Further provision needed to continue narrowing the gap in writing skills for disadvantaged pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with all arrangements maintained to a high standard, secure site security, thorough records and checks, and pupils feeling safe due to staff vigilance and quick response to bullying or poor behaviour.
Extracurricular Activities
School councils, challenge groups for able pupils, enrichment activities for disadvantaged pupils, community links including partnerships with local community and African community, National Clean Air Day project
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School continues to be a good school with strong leadership and effective safeguarding. The school has successfully maintained educational quality while developing its middle leadership and curriculum since the last inspection in 2014.
At a Glance
22.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 74%. Maths has declined from 81% to 72%. Writing has declined from 79% to 74%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
401 pupils
446 capacity
45 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stalybridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stalybridge
Admissions Demand - Tameside
Places available
3,065
Applications
2,347
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Tameside (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2946%
Overall absence
11.33144%
Persistent absence
353
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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