Gorsemoor Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Gorsemoor School
Gorsemoor Road
Heath Hayes
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS12 3TG
Phone 01543274788
Reference Number 124183

General Makeup

Number of pupils 434
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 23 49
2 25 34 59
3 24 19 43
4 34 28 62
5 46 32 78
6 34 48 82

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.6%
Unclassified 4.1%
White, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
White & Asian 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Mixed, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2021-11-11
Date Description Report
2021-09-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-12-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-07-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-12-02 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 50 4
Third Preference 19 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Five Ways Primary School
Langholm Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2EZ
0.29 miles
Heath Hayes Primary Academy
Wimblebury Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2EP
0.59 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hill Top, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 1DE
0.95 miles
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy
Reservoir Road, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 1BE
1.03 miles
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School
Burns Street, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 6DR
1.28 miles
Hednesford Nursery School
Eskrett Street, Cannock, WS12 1AR
1.31 miles
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
Kingsway, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 6EU
1.31 miles
Norton Canes Primary Academy
School Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SQ
1.39 miles
Jerome Primary School
Hussey Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9TP
1.41 miles
Poppyfield Primary Academy
Bishop Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RY
1.42 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Hunter Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0AE
1.64 miles
Sherbrook Primary School
Grainger Court, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5SA
1.68 miles
West Hill Primary School
High Mount Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4BH
1.69 miles
Redhill Primary School
Wrights Avenue, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5JR
1.75 miles
Bridgtown Primary School
North Street, Bridgtown, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0AZ
1.8 miles
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Huthill Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, West Midlands, WS6 6PG
1.83 miles
Moorhill Primary School
Pye Green Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5RN
1.84 miles
Hazel Slade Primary Academy
Cannock Wood Street, Hazel Slade, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 0PN
1.95 miles
St Lukes CofE Primary School
New Penkridge Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HN
2.11 miles
Holly Grove Primary Academy
Holly Grove Lane, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1LU
2.14 miles
Name Distance
Kingsmead School
KINGS AVENUE, HEDNESFORD, CANNOCK, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS12 1DH
0.87 miles
Norton Canes High School
Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SP
1.26 miles
Cannock Chase High School
Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1JT
1.41 miles
Hednesford Valley High School
Stanley Road, Hednesford, Staffordshire, WS12 4JS
1.67 miles
Chase Grammar School
Convent Close, Cannock, WS11 0UR
1.68 miles
Chase Grammar School International Study Centre
Convent Close, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0UR
1.68 miles
Staffordshire University Academy
Marston Road, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4JH
1.86 miles
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cardinal Way, Stafford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 4AW
1.95 miles
Great Oaks College
Longford Road, Cannock, WS11 0LG
1.97 miles
Great Wyrley Academy
Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, West Midlands, WS6 6LQ
2.02 miles
Chase Terrace Academy
Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 2DB
2.49 miles
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3QW
2.74 miles
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, Staffordshire, WS6 7JQ
2.95 miles
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7QG
3.49 miles
JP Alternative Education
Shooting Butts Centre, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UB
4.42 miles
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX
4.6 miles
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PA
4.79 miles
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Broad Way, High Heath, Pelsall, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 1BW
4.88 miles
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