Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stalybridge, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Stalybridge, Tameside for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2013 to 2026 entry.
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 0.83 mi |
| Reception 2013 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 21.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 44.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 39 first-choice applications for 39 offers; in 2020, the earlier year with a published outcome, places ran out.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Forester Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2DP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 401 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils quickly make new friends at this school.”
- “The overwhelming majority of pupils enjoy their learning.”
- “However, analysis of leaders’ records shows that they take swift action to deal with bullying concerns or unkind behaviour effectively.”
To improve
- “A very small number of pupils, parents and carers feel that bullying incidents are not always tackled as well as they should be.”
- “However, in a very small number of subjects, leaders have not clearly identified what pupils will learn and when.”
- “However, some staff do not have sufficient knowledge about how to support early readers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Wild Bank Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Yew Tree Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bradley Green Primary Academy 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published