Gorsemoor Primary School
Gorsemoor School, Gorsemoor Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Emilie Lees, Nicki Costello
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 384
- URN
- 124183
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543274788
About this school
Gorsemoor Primary School is a community primary school in Cannock. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 384 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 77 | 82 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 55% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 63% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Gorsemoor 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorsemoor Primary School compares
Gorsemoor Primary School ranked 124th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.3% | 17% | 384 | — |
| Five Ways Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 14.4% | 597 | 0.3 miles |
| Heath Hayes Primary Academy | 61% | 5.7% | 16.2% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 223 | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy | 51% | 5.7% | 17% | 473 | 1.0 miles |
| Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School | 66% | 6.1% | 45.3% | 221 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 28 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.95%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.31%
- Persistent absence
- 13.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Five Ways Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Heath Hayes Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Cannock
Other schools in Cannock
Gorsemoor Primary School ranks 10th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Cannock.
- Bridgtown Primary School Primary
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Primary
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Five Ways Primary School Primary
- Hazel Slade Primary Academy Primary
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy Primary
- Jerome Primary School Primary
- Littleton Green Community School Primary
- Longford Primary Academy Primary
- Moorhill Primary School Primary
- Norton Canes Primary Academy Primary
- Poppyfield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gorsemoor Primary School teach?
- Gorsemoor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cannock.
- Who is the headteacher of Gorsemoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gorsemoor Primary School is Co Headteacher Emilie Lees, Nicki Costello, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gorsemoor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorsemoor 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 Gorsemoor Primary School?
- Gorsemoor Primary School has 384 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gorsemoor Primary School full?
- Gorsemoor Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 384 on roll (64%), 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 Gorsemoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gorsemoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorsemoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gorsemoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Gorsemoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gorsemoor Primary School rank locally?
- Gorsemoor Primary School ranked 124th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gorsemoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Gorsemoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorsemoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorsemoor 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 30 June 2026.