Gomersal Primary School
Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Melanie Cox
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 107666
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274879313
About this school
Gomersal Primary School is a community primary school in Cleckheaton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 61 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 49% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 61% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Gomersal Primary 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 398 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gomersal Primary School compares
Gomersal Primary School ranked 50th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.6% | 7.9% | 396 | — |
| Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 54% | 6.1% | 34.3% | 166 | 0.3 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy | 71% | 3.9% | 15% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School | 83% | 4% | 28% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| Birstall Primary Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 31.9% | 187 | 1.0 miles |
| Co-op Academy Smithies Moor | 66% | 6.8% | 50.3% | 148 | 1.0 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)
- 7.9%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 10.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Batley
- 0.8 miles
-
Birstall Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor1.0 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
Other schools in Cleckheaton
Gomersal Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Cleckheaton.
- Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy Primary
- Howard Park Community School Primary
- Scholes Village Primary School Primary
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gomersal Primary School teach?
- Gomersal Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleckheaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Gomersal Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gomersal Primary School is Ms Melanie Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gomersal Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gomersal Primary 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 big is Gomersal Primary School?
- Gomersal Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gomersal Primary School full?
- Gomersal Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 396 on roll (94%), 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 Gomersal Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gomersal Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gomersal Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gomersal Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gomersal Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gomersal Primary School rank locally?
- Gomersal Primary School ranked 50th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gomersal Primary School's absence rate?
- Gomersal Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gomersal Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gomersal Primary 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.