Gorsefield Primary School
Primary schoolGorsefield Primary School is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 332 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 14 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 88% of pupils at Gorsefield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
37% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 37% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 105 | 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
In a straight line- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- Star Radcliffe AcademySecondary. No outcome in Ofsted's file520 m
- Imagine Wellbeing Primary LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file650 m
- Millwood Primary Special SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, July 2023670 m
- Cams Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2020. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Wesley Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).