Gorse Covert Primary School
Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ONE COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Poole
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 242
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 147389
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925825070
About this school
Gorse Covert Primary School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gorse Covert Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 41 | 38 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 66% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 11% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 79% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 84% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 68% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Gorse Covert 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 | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorse Covert Primary School compares
Gorse Covert Primary School ranked 19th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 | 77% | 3.8% | 20.9% | 212 | — |
| Birchwood CofE Primary School | 59% | 7% | 53% | 157 | 0.8 miles |
| Locking Stumps Community Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 36% | 376 | 1.4 miles |
| Newchurch Community Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 204 | 1.7 miles |
| Culcheth Community Primary School | 79% | 5% | 18.8% | 216 | 1.8 miles |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | 86% | 2.9% | 21% | 131 | 2.0 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)
- 20.85%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 5.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birchwood CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Locking Stumps Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Newchurch Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Culcheth Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Helen's Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Gorse Covert Primary School ranks 21st of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gorse Covert Primary School teach?
- Gorse Covert Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Gorse Covert Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gorse Covert Primary School is Mrs Gillian Poole, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gorse Covert Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorse Covert 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 many pupils are at Gorse Covert Primary School?
- Gorse Covert Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gorse Covert Primary School full?
- Gorse Covert Primary School has capacity for 242 pupils and 212 on roll (88%), 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 Gorse Covert Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gorse Covert Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorse Covert Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gorse Covert Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Gorse Covert Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Gorse Covert Primary School is part of ONE COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Gorse Covert Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Gorse Covert Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Gorse Covert Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gorse Covert Primary School compare with other schools in Warrington?
- Gorse Covert Primary School ranked 19th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 Gorse Covert Primary School's absence rate?
- Gorse Covert Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorse Covert Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorse Covert 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 10 July 2026.