Gorsewood Primary School
Community primary school in Runcorn (Halton).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
As soon as you enter Gorsewood, you will feel the warmth and friendliness of our school. Everybody is valued at Gorsewood and every voice listened to. We firmly believe in nurturing every individual so they have the confidence to be their best self in all they do.
Our school council were instrumental in choosing our school values: During our weekly assemblies and in class collective worship and reflection sessions, we focus on a value each month. This coming year our values are: Throughout the year we will also learn about other values and celebrate events such World Kindness Day.
British values are incorporated into our school curriculum and culture. Individual Liberty - We are independent learners. In our lessons, we are given the opportunity to reflect on our learning and make choices about what we need next. Our older children are given resposibilities such as buddies and monitors.
We have a wide range of extra curricular clubs and children are given the freedom to choose what clubs they attend. We are listened to and supported so we can make safe choices. We have the confidence to be ourselves and celebrate our differences.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Drama
- Music
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Gymnastics
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Trauma Informed Schools
- Talk Boost
Awards
8 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
- Sport EnglandRecognised award
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
- School Games MarkSport
- School Games Mark GoldSport
Key facts
- URN
- 111176
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Dennett | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alun Lewis | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Ellen Adshead | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Kerry Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Steven Hufferdine | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Samantha Marsh | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Jameson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Harding | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carole Howard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Willcott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emma Jackson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Ms Christine Heffernan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record