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Gorsewood Primary School

Runcorn, WA7 6ES · Halton · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary
3.3/10 Below average

34th of 47 primary schools in Halton we can score, 49 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 3.5/10 against 451 of them, against 2.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 56.0 · 30 40% 1.19
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

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How it's doing. In 2024/25, 56.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. The school reached the higher standard for 0.0% of pupils. Ofsted rated the school Good in July 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (3.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.2 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Forest Schools, School Council, and Safety Officers, while the School Sports Organising Crew manages activities. Sports include Junior Baseball/Softball, Runcorn Hockey Club, Widnes Wild Ice Hockey, Halton Street Soccer and Futsal, Halton Cricket Forum, and Swimming. Arts and music features Music at Gorsewood and Arts & Craft. Trips visit Norton Priory, Chester Zoo, Halton Castle, Blackpool, Liverpool, Chester, Beeston Castle, and residential locations. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.

Getting in. The school has 166 pupils in a building with 210 places, leaving 44 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who have not yet reached the expected standard in core subjects? What specific activities does the School Sports Organising Crew plan for the term? How do the breakfast and after-school clubs integrate with the main curriculum

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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