Gorse Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.469 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Gorse Hill Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2022. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Gorse Hill Primary 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 | 2.469 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 place went to a child living 2.469 miles away, the 19th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 42 first-choice applications for 42 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Swindon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Avening Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive and diverse school.”
- “The school’s CARE values of courage, appreciation, respect, responsibility and excellence lie at the heart of the school’s work.”
- “This helps pupils make the right choices on how everyone should treat each other.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects such as design technology, the curriculum does not build sequentially on what pupils have learned before.”
- “As a result, pupils do not develop the same level of knowledge over time.”
- “Some teachers do not use assessment well enough to identify where pupils may have gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 2022 (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) | 74% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 42 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 Swindon.
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ferndale Primary School & Nursery 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Drove Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mountford Manor Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Beechcroft Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published