Gorsemoor Primary School
Community school in Cannock, Staffordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 384 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Free school meals | 14.30% |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Address | Gorsemoor School, Gorsemoor Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 3TG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.gorsemoor.staffs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01543274788 |
| URN | 124183 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 September 2021, published 10 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Five Ways Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Norton Canes Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Jerome Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.