Gorse Hill Primary School
Swindon
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About Gorse Hill Primary School
Gorse Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon, Swindon. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 30 member schools: 24 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, 2 special schools. Local authorities: Oxfordshire | Reading | Swindon | Wiltshire. Regions: South East | South West. — from the THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Gorse Hill Primary School
- Address
- Avening Street, Gorse Hill
- Postcode
- SN2 8BZ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon North
- URN (official identifier)
- 144500
- Establishment number
- 2018
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 441
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 460
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Headteacher
- Mrs Candida Hutchinson
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 13 Sep 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- gorsehill.swindon.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01793523800
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Gorse Hill Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 441 | 37,137 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 15.6% | 20.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 12.0% | 14.2% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.6% | 6.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 68.5% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Gorse Hill Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 16 Oct 2022
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 Nov 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Gorse Hill Primary School (URN 138004)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 15 Oct 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Gorse Hill Junior School (URN 126218)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 24 Nov 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Gorse Hill Infant School (URN 126219)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 Nov 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Gorse Hill Junior School (URN 126218)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Sept 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Gorse Hill Infant School (URN 126219)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Dec 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Gorse Hill Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 13.9% | 11.2% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Gorse Hill Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £100,750 for 65 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 16.3% | 22.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £252 | £295 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Gorse Hill Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 430 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Swindon average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,581,000 £6,009 per pupil | £6,676 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,126,000 £4,950 per pupil | £6,307 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,104,000 £2,570 per pupil · 51.9% | £2,845 · 45.1% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £439,000 £1,022 per pupil · 20.6% | £1,420 · 22.5% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £23,000 £54 per pupil · 1.1% | £62 · 1.0% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £23,000 £54 per pupil · 1.1% | £52 · 0.8% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £455,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £4,537 per pupil, supply and agency £5 per pupil — spending up £413 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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