Gorsey Bank Primary School

Cheshire EastAcademy converter

Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5NQ

Headteacher: Mr Joe MaguireSchool website ↗Pupils: 409 (capacity: 420)Part of THE LAURUS TRUST
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected May 2023
Oversubscribed
72% of first-choice applicants offered a place
88%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected May 2023
72%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 16 May 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
88.0%
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%.
17.0%
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 92%·Maths 93%All three 88%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding53%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected92%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding41%
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?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
83
How many got their first choice?
60of 83 (72.3%)
How many applied in total?
187

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
3.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
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).
19.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
197 girls, 212 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 92% (2018/19), currently 88%

* 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
2015/1673.0%7.0%+2.4+2.7+0.4
2016/1773.0%10.0%-0.5+0.1-1.6
2017/1890.0%21.0%+2.0-0.3+3.8
2018/1992.0%17.0%+1.7-0.5+2.2
2022/2378.0%17.0%+0.8+0.2+0.5
2023/2478.0%8.0%---
2024/2588.0%17.0%---
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