Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery

About Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery

Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery sits slightly above the local authority average for its key stage 2 headline measure, with 63% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Derbyshire average of 59%. That four-point gap is modest but consistent, and it places the school in the middle of the pack locally — ranked 105th out of 353 primary schools in the county. Within its own borough of North East Derbyshire, it comes 18th out of 35 schools, putting it just above the halfway mark. The school is significantly oversubscribed: for 29 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 103 applications, 45 of them as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.55. That level of demand suggests local families see it as a solid, reliable option rather than an outlier. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2023, confirmed it remains Good — a rating it has held since at least its previous graded inspection in 2013.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 key stage 2 results, the picture is one of steady, unflashy performance. In reading, 78% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 104; in maths, 75% met the expected standard, with an average score of 105. Writing was similar, at 75% expected. At the higher standard, the numbers are more modest: 13% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, with reading and maths both at 25% and writing at 22%. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures are broadly in line with national averages. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary, and its nursery provision means children can join from age three. The Ofsted breakdown from 2013 gave Good ratings for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and a Satisfactory (grade 2) for early years provision at the time; the 2023 ungraded inspection simply confirmed the school continues to meet the Good standard.

The school offers a practical, outward-facing set of facilities and activities. There is a library, playing fields, an outdoor playground, a forest school area, art studios and even a chapel on site. Sports include cricket, football, cross country, rounders and netball, while clubs extend to science, coding, drama and film club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 249 pupils against a capacity of 210, the school is technically over capacity, and the 7.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals is below the national average. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded local primary with a broad range of enrichment opportunities, a strong sense of demand from the community, and a track record of solid, if not spectacular, academic outcomes.

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