Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery
Balmoral Crescent, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Macleod
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 133516
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246418508
About this school
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Dronfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 252 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 20 April 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 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 78% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 75% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 63% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 249 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery compares
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery ranked 63rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 252 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School | 76% | 3% | 8.2% | 193 | 0.1 miles |
| William Levick Primary School | 81% | 2.7% | 8.6% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Dronfield Junior School | 59% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 319 | 0.9 miles |
| Dronfield Infant School | — | 4.2% | 13% | 199 | 0.9 miles |
| Lenthall Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 45.2% | 82 | 1.1 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)
- 7.87%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 2.9%
- Persistent absence
- 2.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
William Levick Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Dronfield Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Dronfield Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Dronfield
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Dronfield.
- Barlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Dronfield Infant School Primary
- Dronfield Junior School Primary
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School Primary
- Holmesdale Infant School Primary
- Lenthall Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Northfield Junior School Primary
- Penny Acres Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Unstone Junior School Primary
- Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School Primary
- William Levick Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dronfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Rachel Macleod, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery, 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 Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery?
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery full?
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 252 on roll (120%), so it is at or above 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 Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery ranked 63rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery'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.