Gorsey Bank Primary School
Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Joe Maguire
- Sponsor
- The Laurus Trust
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 143011
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625468040
About this school
Gorsey Bank Primary School is a primary academy in Wilmslow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 422 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 78% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 8% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 85% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Gorsey Bank 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorsey Bank Primary School compares
Gorsey Bank Primary School ranked 5th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East 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 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 422 | — |
| St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 12.5% | 72 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashdene Primary School | 89% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 422 | 0.7 miles |
| Lacey Green Primary Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 424 | 0.8 miles |
| Lindow Community Primary School | 88% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 152 | 1.2 miles |
| Styal Primary School | 63% | 7.9% | 20.2% | 100 | 1.4 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
- 16 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.16%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.73%
- Persistent absence
- 6.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Ashdene Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Lacey Green Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Lindow Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Styal Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
Other schools in Wilmslow
Gorsey Bank Primary School ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Wilmslow.
- Ashdene Primary School Primary
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primary
- Lacey Green Primary Academy Primary
- Lindow Community Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Primary
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Styal Primary School Primary
- The Wilmslow Academy Primary
- Wilmslow High School Secondary
- Aurora Summerfields School Special schools
- Pownall Hall School Independent schools
- Wilmslow Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Gorsey Bank Primary School teach?
- Gorsey Bank Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wilmslow.
- Who is the head teacher of Gorsey Bank Primary School?
- The head teacher of Gorsey Bank Primary School is Mr Joe Maguire, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gorsey Bank Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorsey Bank 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 Gorsey Bank Primary School?
- Gorsey Bank Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gorsey Bank Primary School full?
- Gorsey Bank Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 422 on roll (100%), 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 Gorsey Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gorsey Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorsey Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gorsey Bank Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Gorsey Bank Primary School?
- Gorsey Bank Primary School is part of THE LAURUS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gorsey Bank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% 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 Gorsey Bank Primary School rank locally?
- Gorsey Bank Primary School ranked 5th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East 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 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gorsey Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Gorsey Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorsey Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorsey Bank 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 2 July 2026.