Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery

DerbyshireCommunity school

Balmoral Crescent, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZY

Headteacher: Mrs Rachel MacleodSchool website ↗Pupils: 249 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
64% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
64%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 73%·Maths 87%All three 73%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
45
How many got their first choice?
29of 45 (64.4%)
How many applied in total?
103

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
30.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
130 girls, 119 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 84% (2016/17), currently 73%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1666.0%3.0%+1.3-1.4-2.2
2016/1784.0%19.0%-0.8-0.4-1.4
2017/1884.0%13.0%+0.5-0.6-1.2
2018/1981.0%23.0%-1.3+0.7+1.1
2022/2372.0%19.0%+1.8+1.5+1.8
2023/2463.0%13.0%---
2024/2573.0%7.0%---