Academy sponsor led · Bury

Gorsefield Primary School

2–11Ages
332Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141673URN

Robertson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

65 applications for 42 places · 41st of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 January 2018
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Bury median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

65 applications · 42 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.6; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.0; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Bury median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Bury median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Gorsefield Primary School (URN 105312), the previous school.

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	42	65	1.6	39	0.93
Sep 2025	58	82	1.4	56	0.97
Sep 2024	27	41	1.5	25	0.93
Sep 2023	30	52	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2022	37	67	1.8	38	1.03
Sep 2021	29	46	1.6	24	0.83
Sep 2020	55	57	1.0	30	0.55
Sep 2019	30	43	1.4	20	0.67
Sep 2018	44	54	1.2	31	0.70
Sep 2017	56	60	1.1	31	0.55
Sep 2016	59	77	1.3	48	0.81
Sep 2015 *	55	66	1.2	42	0.76
Sep 2014 *	61	91	1.5	57	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 88% · Maths 95% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%3rd of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth37%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	88%	37%	110	111
2023/24	79%	21%	107	109
2022/23	64%	7%	104	105

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

Gorsefield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Cams Lane Primary School
0.8 km · Bury

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Wesley Methodist Primary School
0.9 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
1.0 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
1.3 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Chapelfield Primary School
1.7 km · Bury

Good2023

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141673 · 351/2003
Trust: Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 432 pupils · 332 on roll
Free school meals: 57.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Gorsefield Primary School (URN 105312)
Address: Robertson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DW
Local authority: Bury

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