Academy converter · Cheshire East

Gorsey Bank Primary School

4–11Ages
422Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143011URN

Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.0 above Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

191 applications for 60 places · 8th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

16 May 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
12 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Cheshire East median (2.2) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

191 applications · 60 places offered · 78 named it first

2026 3.2; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 3.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.9; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 2.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Gorsey Bank Primary School (URN 111013), 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	60	191	3.2	78	1.30
Sep 2025	60	187	3.1	83	1.38
Sep 2024	60	150	2.5	70	1.17
Sep 2023	59	132	2.2	57	0.97
Sep 2022	60	175	2.9	96	1.60
Sep 2021	60	142	2.4	61	1.02
Sep 2020	60	154	2.6	65	1.08
Sep 2019	60	147	2.5	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	180	3.0	81	1.35
Sep 2017	58	174	3.0	78	1.34
Sep 2016 *	60	176	2.9	82	1.37
Sep 2015 *	60	193	3.2	88	1.47
Sep 2014 *	60	172	2.9	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 92% · Maths 93% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%4th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	88%	17%	109	109
2023/24	78%	8%	107	109
2022/23	78%	17%	109	108

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

Gorsey Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School
0.8 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ashdene Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Lacey Green Primary Academy
1.4 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Lindow Community Primary School
1.9 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Styal Primary School
2.2 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Alderley Edge Community Primary School
2.7 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024
The Wilmslow Academy
3.0 km · Cheshire East

Improved significantly2024

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Handforth Grange Primary School
3.2 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143011 · 895/2137
Trust: The Laurus Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 422 on roll
Free school meals: 3.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Gorsey Bank Primary School (URN 111013)
Address: Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5NQ
Local authority: Cheshire East

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