gorsefield primary school
Manchester
Gorsefield Primary School is a large, urban community primary school, serving
the area of Radcliffe (Bury, Manchester). The school was sponsored by Forward as
One CE Academy Trust in April 2015. Gorsefield’s mission is to INSPIRE,
CHALLENGE, EXCEL: to inspire and challenge all children and adults to excel in
everything they do. The two-form entry school is situated in an area of very
high deprivation, so children enter the school with very low socio-economic
status and significant life challenges to be overcome. Mobility is extremely
high. There are currently 23 different languages spoken at Gorsefield. The
proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged is significantly higher than the
national average, as is the proportion of pupils with an education, health and
care plan (EHCP). The school is a UNICEF Rights Respecting (Silver) school.
Gorsefield Primary School provides an environment in which all children and
adults, including the community, are able to flourish socially, emotionally and
academically. As a school, we make no assumptions when children enter our
school. We just set the ambition.’ Thus setting all children up to succeed. At
Gorsefield Primary School, we: Foster an ethos which is supportive of all
members of the school community irrespective of ability, gender, ethnic or
social background and which ensures that all feel valued, cared for and secure
in order to inspire and challenge all children and adults to excel in everything
they do. Promote collaboration with parents and the wider community to enable us
to provide the best possible social, academic and cultural development for our
learners. Whilst the curriculum has been built to meet the needs of the
children, we also recognise that our community can be also be supported too.
School staff work incredibly hard with the school community to ensure that there
are positive outcomes for their children Develop and fully embrace school
learning goals and the 3 strands of the curriculum, leading to high standards of
interaction with and between adults and children. Including full respect for all
religious, moral and cultural values including having regard to the wider
community. ‘Gorsefield Primary School is a school at the heart of its community
with the community at its heart.’
