Gorsefield Primary School

Primary · Bury · M26 4DW · URN 141673

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-03-14Cohort 332

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 43

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 56 schools in Bury

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
88%
Bury 63%England 61%
25 percentage points above the area average of 63
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
37%
Bury 8.3%England 8%
28.7 percentage points above the area average of 8.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
110
Bury 105.89England 105
4.1 above the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
111
Bury 105England 105
6 above the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
109
Bury 105.22England 105
3.8 above the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
42%
Bury 28.7%England 32%
13.3 percentage points above the area average of 28.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
95%
Bury 76%
19 percentage points above the area average of 76
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
88%
Bury 73%
15 percentage points above the area average of 73
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
95%
Bury 75.1%
19.9 percentage points above the area average of 75.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
43
Bury 37
6.1 above the area average of 36.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Bury	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	88% Bury 63%England 61%	25 percentage points above the area average of 63	27 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	37% Bury 8.3%England 8%	28.7 percentage points above the area average of 8.3	29 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	110 Bury 105.89England 105	4.1 above the area average of 105.9	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	111 Bury 105England 105	6 above the area average of 105	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	109 Bury 105.22England 105	3.8 above the area average of 105.2	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	42% Bury 28.7%England 32%	13.3 percentage points above the area average of 28.7	10 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	95% Bury 76%	19 percentage points above the area average of 76	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	88% Bury 73%	15 percentage points above the area average of 73	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	95% Bury 75.1%	19.9 percentage points above the area average of 75.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	43 Bury 37	6.1 above the area average of 36.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bury · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 27.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 57.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 10.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 42% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 37% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 88% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 90.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Gorsefield Primary School Good at its inspection on 14/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Gorsefield Primary School is a primary school in Bury, postcode M26 4DW (URN 141673).
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