Gorsefield Primary School
Robertson Street, Manchester, M26 4DW
332 pupils · 77% of 432 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 14 March 2023, published 9 May 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 | 88% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 37% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 39 | 65 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 56 | 82 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 25 | 41 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 28 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 38 | 67 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 24 | 46 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 30 | 57 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 20 | 43 | 22 |
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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Cams Lane Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
- Wesley Methodist Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Radcliffe Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · 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.