Gorsewood Primary School
Gorsewood Road, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Jackson
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 111176
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928712100
About this school
Gorsewood Primary School is a community primary school in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 166 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 25 May 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 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 69% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 86% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Gorsewood 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 | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorsewood Primary School compares
Gorsewood Primary School ranked 29th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.8% | 64.6% | 166 | — |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool | 63% | 8.4% | 42.3% | 164 | 0.0 miles |
| Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 7.2% | 68.2% | 139 | 0.2 miles |
| St Berteline's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 252 | 0.7 miles |
| Brookvale Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 47.9% | 209 | 0.9 miles |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 53.5% | 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)
- 64.57%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 10.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool0.0 miles
Primary · Runcorn
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Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Berteline's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Brookvale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Windmill Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
Gorsewood Primary School ranks 16th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Runcorn.
- Astmoor Primary School Primary
- Aston by Sutton Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primary
- Brookvale Primary School Primary
- Castle View Primary School Primary
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Primary
- Hillview Primary School Primary
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Primary
- Palace Fields Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gorsewood Primary School teach?
- Gorsewood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of Gorsewood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gorsewood Primary School is Miss Emma Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gorsewood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorsewood 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 Gorsewood Primary School?
- Gorsewood Primary School has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gorsewood Primary School full?
- Gorsewood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 166 on roll (79%), 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 Gorsewood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gorsewood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorsewood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gorsewood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gorsewood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gorsewood Primary School rank locally?
- Gorsewood Primary School ranked 29th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gorsewood Primary School's absence rate?
- Gorsewood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorsewood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorsewood 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.