Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
Forester Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2DP
401 pupils · 90% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Free school meals
- 22.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2023, published 17 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 39 | 89 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 43 | 96 | 46 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 42 | 41 | 99 | 42 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 51 | 105 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 51 | 48 | 100 | 51 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 48 | 127 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 62 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 58 | 131 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wild Bank Primary School 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.