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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Gorseland Primary School

Community primary school in IPSWICH (Suffolk).

KS2 RWM expected
63%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
76%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
76%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
69%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.2
▼ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
10.4%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
92%
461 / 502 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

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

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Welcome to Gorseland Primary School Welcome to Gorseland Primary School Welcome to Gorseland Primary School Welcome to Gorseland Primary School

Enrichment

11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Computing
  • Cooking
  • Dance
  • Football
  • Lego
  • Mindfulness
  • Music
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Textiles
  • Forest School

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
  • School Games MarkSport
  • School Games Mark GoldSport

Key facts

URN
124625
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (10 current, 7 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Jennifer MarleyChair of GovernorsNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Daniel Webb FormerChair of GovernorsParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2024 · term ended 2025

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Jean RogersGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Marie FinbowGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Christopher PalmerGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Kirsty GerrieGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Toni CornishGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Elizabeth GreenGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mrs Maria ParsonsGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mr Nick ShirleyGovernorNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Jennifer MarleyGovernorNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Samir Rihani FormerGovernorNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Nathan Pittam FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mrs Jade Alam FormerGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2021 · term ended 2025
Mr Daniel Webb FormerGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2021 · term ended 2025
Mr Nektarios Georgalas FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · term ended 2026
Mr Steve Farrow FormerGovernorNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2017 · term ended 2026

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