Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
Forester Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Alexandra Flood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- URN
- 106188
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613384262
About this school
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Stalybridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 401 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 58 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 72% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 79% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 81% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School compares
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School ranked 35th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.3% | 23.7% | 401 | — |
| St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 76% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 232 | 0.2 miles |
| Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 2.6% | 12.1% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield | 83% | 3.7% | 23.4% | 325 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge | 76% | 4.1% | 33.5% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Dixons Silver Springs Primary | 52% | 6.1% | 54.3% | 427 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.71%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 11.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Dukinfield
-
St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield0.6 miles
Primary · Dukinfield
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge0.7 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Dixons Silver Springs Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
Other schools in Stalybridge
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Stalybridge.
- Arlies Primary School Primary
- Buckton Vale Primary School Primary
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stalyhill Infant School Primary
- Stalyhill Junior School Primary
- Wild Bank Primary School Primary
- Dixons Pennine Academy Secondary
- West Hill School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stalybridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School is Miss Alexandra Flood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School?
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School has 401 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School full?
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 446 pupils and 401 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Tameside?
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School ranked 35th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.