Gorsley Goffs Primary School

Gorsley Goffs Primary School is providing a good quality of education, with strong performances particularly in personal development and early years provision, which are both rated as outstanding. Pupils display polite and courteous behavior, and the school environment fosters strong relationships between staff and students, contributing positively to their well-being and learning. While the curriculum is ambitious and engaging, there are some inconsistencies in how well it meets the needs of all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Overall, the school reflects a caring atmosphere with effective leadership focused on continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Outstanding personal development curriculum
• Strong early years provision with excellent staff-child relationships
• Pupils exhibit high levels of engagement and positive behavior
• Effective promotion of reading and phonics across the school
• Many extra-curricular activities available, especially for SEND pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupil understanding before introducing new learning
• Curriculum not consistently adapted to meet the needs of all SEND pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Gorsley Goffs Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Gorsley Goffs Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Gorsley Goffs Primary School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at Gorsley Goffs Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Gorsley Goffs Primary School received £6,503 and spent £6,483 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £213,000 (£1,015 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Gorsley Goffs Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gorsley Goffs Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Gorsley Goffs Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gorsley Goffs Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Gorsley Goffs Primary School have?

Gorsley Goffs Primary School has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gorsley Goffs Primary School cover?

Gorsley Goffs Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Gorsley Goffs Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gorsley Goffs Primary School?

Gorsley Goffs Primary School is at Gorsley, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7SE.