Gorsefield Primary SchoolSt John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Gorsefield Primary School and St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe are primary schools.

Gorsefield Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Gorsefield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Gorsefield Primary School was judged Good and St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 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 88.0% for Gorsefield Primary School and 56.0% for St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Gorsefield Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe (48.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Gorsefield Primary School versus St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	ManchesterGorsefield Primary School	BurySt John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe	England average
Overview
Our score	B72/100Stronger figure	D51/100
Local ranking	7th of 55 in Bury Stronger figure	34th of 55 in Bury
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy sponsor led	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	332	216
Capacity	432	210
Location	Manchester, M26 4DW	Bury, M26 1AW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	88.0% Stronger figure	56.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	37.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	110.0 Stronger figure	103.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	111.0 Stronger figure	101.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	336	208
Free school meals (ever 6)	58.6%	53.6%
English as an additional language	30.4%	26.0%
SEN support	12.8%	13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	6.3%	4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.1% Stronger figure	6.5%	6.2%
Persistent absence	12.8% Stronger figure	21.0%	15.8%

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.