Gorsefield Primary School
Robertson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Ruth Onyekaba
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 432
- Pupils on roll
- 332
- URN
- 141673
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617259750
About this school
Gorsefield Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 332 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 14 March 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 | 56 | 48 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 79% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 21% | 37% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 83% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 90% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 83% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Gorsefield 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 | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorsefield Primary School compares
Gorsefield Primary School ranked 3rd of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 5.1% | 58.6% | 332 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 46% | 5.2% | 24.5% | 326 | 0.1 miles |
| Cams Lane Primary School | 61% | 6.1% | 24.5% | 204 | 0.5 miles |
| Wesley Methodist Primary School | 60% | 6% | 23.8% | 320 | 0.6 miles |
| Radcliffe Primary School | 63% | 6% | 54.8% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe | 69% | 4.9% | 20.1% | 223 | 0.6 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)
- 58.61%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 12.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Cams Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Wesley Methodist Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Radcliffe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Gorsefield Primary School ranks 4th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gorsefield Primary School teach?
- Gorsefield Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the principal of Gorsefield Primary School?
- The principal of Gorsefield Primary School is Mrs Ruth Onyekaba, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gorsefield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorsefield 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 Gorsefield Primary School?
- Gorsefield Primary School has 332 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Gorsefield Primary School full?
- Gorsefield Primary School has capacity for 432 pupils and 332 on roll (77%), 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 Gorsefield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gorsefield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorsefield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gorsefield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Gorsefield Primary School?
- Gorsefield Primary School is part of FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gorsefield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gorsefield Primary School rank locally?
- Gorsefield Primary School ranked 3rd of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gorsefield Primary School's absence rate?
- Gorsefield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorsefield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorsefield 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 1 July 2026.