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Gorsemoor Primary School

Gorsemoor School, Gorsemoor Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3TG

Local ranking122nd of 289 primary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

600

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
65.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
80.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
78.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
74

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
413
Boys
222 (54%)
Girls
191 (46%)
Capacity
600 (69% full)
SEND
19.1%
FSM Eligible
16.9%
EAL
1.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.1%
SEN Support
16.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.7
Budget per Pupil
£6,553/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 92.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
  • White Other: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
  • Asian Other: 1.0%
  • Other: 0.5%
  • White Traveller: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%

92.6%

White British

2.0%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

1.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Gorsemoor School, Gorsemoor Road

Cannock, West Midlands

Administrative

URN
124183
UKPRN
10069219
Establishment No.
2386

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