Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery SchoolBroadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School and Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery are primary schools.

  • Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School and 77.0% for Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School (56.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery (57.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School versus Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StalybridgeGorse Hall Primary and Nursery SchoolDukinfieldBroadbent Fold Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking17th of 64 in Tameside Stronger figure30th of 64 in Tameside
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll406 213
Capacity446 210
LocationStalybridge, SK15 2DP Dukinfield, SK16 5DP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census406 213
Free school meals (ever 6)23.7% 12.1%
English as an additional language9.9% 3.3%
SEN support13.3% 9.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% 2.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% 5.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School

Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery

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