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Gorse Hill Primary School
Avening Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon SN2 8BZ
Gorse Hill Primary School is an academy. It has about 460 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In September 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of The White Horse Federation. (Other schools in this trust include Drove Primary School, Mountford Manor Primary School, Rodbourne Cheney Primary School, Grange Junior School and Grange Infants' School.)
Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Finances.
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Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average.
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
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