Gorsemoor Primary School
Gorsemoor School, Gorsemoor Road, Cannock, WS12 3TG
384 pupils · 64% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.36 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 80 | 132 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 55 | 112 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 45 | 114 | 49 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 57 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 43 | 124 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 57 | 123 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 34 | 104 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 60 | 125 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Five Ways Primary School 0.5 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.