Voluntary controlled school · Kirklees

Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

3–11Ages
166Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
107747URN

Shirley Avenue, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.3 above Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

40 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Kirklees median (2.4) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 11 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.5
2020 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.5
2019 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.4
2018 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.4
2017 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
2014 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.9

This school
Kirklees median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	11	40	3.6	9	0.82
Sep 2025	26	52	2.0	25	0.96
Sep 2024	26	50	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2023	14	44	3.1	14	1.00
Sep 2022	16	48	3.0	16	1.00
Sep 2021	14	42	3.0	12	0.86
Sep 2020	30	61	2.0	21	0.70
Sep 2019	21	46	2.2	17	0.81
Sep 2018	25	56	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2017	30	79	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2016	30	73	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2015	29	52	1.8	20	0.69
Sep 2014	30	56	1.9	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%70th of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	0%	106	104
2023/24	59%	0%	106	104
2022/23	58%	6%	103	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Gomersal Primary School
0.4 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
1.5 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Howard Park Community School
1.6 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
1.7 km · Kirklees

Good2023

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School
1.7 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Birstall Primary Academy
1.8 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
1.9 km · Kirklees

2026

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107747 · 382/3332
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 166 on roll
Free school meals: 31.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Shirley Avenue, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4NA
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources