# Gorse Hill Primary School

Gorse Hill Primary School is a primary school in Swindon, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 441 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144500. [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 441
- Council: Swindon
- URN: 144500

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 74% of pupils at Gorse Hill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Swindon and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Swindon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Crowdys Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowdys-hill-school-e126549): 840 m. Special. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [EOTAS Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eotas-swindon-e126171): 1.1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- [St Joseph's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-college-e136980): 1.2 km. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Connex](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connex-e151862): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e136981): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ferndale Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndale-primary-school-and-nursery-e142546): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144500)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144500)

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