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Gorse Hill Primary School

2–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144500URN

Avening Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

75 applications for 42 places · 37th of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 September 2022Ofsted'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

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Swindon median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 42 places offered · 42 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 1.6; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 2.0; Swindon median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Swindon median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Swindon median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Swindon median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Swindon median

Dashed bars: as Gorse Hill Primary School (URN 138004), Gorse Hill Primary School (URN 136370), 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	75	1.8	42	1.00
Sep 2025	55	98	1.8	54	0.98
Sep 2024	50	102	2.0	50	1.00
Sep 2023	44	73	1.7	42	0.95
Sep 2022	54	78	1.4	53	0.98
Sep 2021	48	78	1.6	47	0.98
Sep 2020	59	93	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2019	50	89	1.8	47	0.94
Sep 2018	59	112	1.9	61	1.03
Sep 2017	60	109	1.8	80	1.33
Sep 2016 *	60	120	2.0	69	1.15
Sep 2015 *	59	129	2.2	72	1.22
Sep 2014 *	57	116	2.0	50	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 84% · Maths 77% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%10th of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Swindon 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Swindon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	11%	105	105
2023/24	66%	5%	102	105
2022/23	54%	2%	101	103

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

Gorse Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

Good2023

3.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
1.3 km · Swindon

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Drove Primary School
1.3 km · Swindon

Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Mountford Manor Primary School
1.6 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Beechcroft Infant School
1.6 km · Swindon

Not yet inspected
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Swindon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery
1.7 km · Swindon

Good2022

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144500 · 866/2018
Trust: The White Horse Federation
Capacity: 460 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Gorse Hill Primary School (URN 138004); Gorse Hill Primary School (URN 136370)
Address: Avening Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BZ
Local authority: Swindon

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