Gorse Hill Primary School

State-Funded School

gorse-hill-primary-school-trafford-north-west

North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Stretford and UrmstonConstituency

M32 0PFPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gorse Hill Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Trafford, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 302 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 43%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

28%

Black

11%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

302

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 302
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Jul 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.