SCHOOL PROFILE

Gorsley Goffs Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116814
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Herefordshire, County of
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 210 210 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 112 53.3% of pupils
Male pupils 98 46.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.3%
20.5 pts below England
School 4.3%
Herefordshire, County of 18.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
Herefordshire, County of 11.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Herefordshire, County of 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.0%
191
Any other White background
3.3%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
4
White and Asian
1.4%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
2
African
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.2% 34 of 210 pupils
4.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.2%
Herefordshire, County of 23.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.8% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 0.0 pts below
EHC plans 1.4% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Speech, language & communication 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

44.0% 16.4 pts below England
School 44.0%
Herefordshire, County of 62.5%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Herefordshire, County of 75.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
Herefordshire, County of 73.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

53.0%

19.0 pts below England

School 53.0%
Herefordshire, County of 74.5%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.58 pts lower than England
School 3.64%
Herefordshire, County of 5.51%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.35%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.47 pts lower than England
School 5.35%
Herefordshire, County of 12.90%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Herefordshire, County of 1.32%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.0% 11.8 pts above England
Gorsley Goffs Primary School
100.0%
Herefordshire, County of
85.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information