What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Oct 2026)
- Before: Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School URN 106188 Good2023
For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.
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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- 2026 2.3; Tameside median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2025 2.1; Tameside median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 2.4; Tameside median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2023 1.8; Tameside median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 2.0; Tameside median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 2.3; Tameside median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.1; Tameside median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 2.2; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2018 2.6; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.7; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 2.8; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 2.5; Tameside median median 2.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Tameside median
Dashed bars: as Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School (URN 106188), the previous school.
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 * | 39 | 89 | 2.3 | 39 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 46 | 96 | 2.1 | 43 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 * | 42 | 99 | 2.4 | 41 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 * | 58 | 105 | 1.8 | 51 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 * | 51 | 100 | 2.0 | 48 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 * | 56 | 127 | 2.3 | 48 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 * | 60 | 127 | 2.1 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 * | 60 | 131 | 2.2 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 49 | 127 | 2.6 | 44 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 152 | 2.5 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 159 | 2.7 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 169 | 2.8 | 53 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 147 | 2.5 | 51 | 0.85 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis schoolNot yet inspected
- 0.4 km · TamesideGood20232.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · TamesideRemains Good20232.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Tameside20262.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · TamesideStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · TamesideGood20221.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · TamesideRequires improvement20241.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · TamesideRemains Good20231.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · TamesideImproved significantly20242.2applications per place 79%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152634 · 357/2018
- Capacity
- 446 pupils
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2026
- Replaced
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School (URN 106188)
- Address
- Forester Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2DP
- Local authority
- Tameside
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources