The Gateway Academy
Details
| Age Range | 11-16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy sponsor led |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | Thurrock |
| Address | Marshfoot Road, RM16 4LU |
| School Website | www.theglc-gatewayacademy.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 1375489000 |
| URN | 133114 |
School Census
| Total | 1074 |
| Girls/Boys | 538/536 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 50.1%/49.9% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 25.1% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 394 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 14.2% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 27/03/2019 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 27/03/2019 | Good |
| 28/03/2017 | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 27/03/2019 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 28/03/2017 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report |
|---|---|---|
| 10 December 2024 | School inspection | View |
| 05 November 2020 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 27 March 2019 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 28 March 2017 | Full inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 22 September 2015 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 25 March 2015 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 09 November 2011 | Full inspection: Outstanding | View |
| 17 November 2010 | Curriculum and development visit | View |
| 01 July 2009 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View |
| 17 June 2008 | Monitoring visit | View |
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.20% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 59.70% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.00% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 |
| Progress 8 | 0.07 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 44 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 54% |
| Entering EBacc | 8% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 |
| Progress 8 | 0.22 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 44% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.12 |
| Progress 8 | -0.76 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.12% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 421 |
| As first preference | 209 |
| As second preference | 64 |
| As third preference | 50 |
| Total Offers Made | 209 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 186 |
| second preference offers | 17 |
| third preference offers | 5 |
| first preference v offers | 1.09% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 408 |
| As first preference | 179 |
| As second preference | 82 |
| As third preference | 60 |
| Total Offers Made | 210 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 164 |
| second preference offers | 33 |
| third preference offers | 9 |
| first preference v offers | 1.06% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 311 |
| As first preference | 207 |
| As second preference | 28 |
| As third preference | 26 |
| Total Offers Made | 209 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 195 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 273 |
| As first preference | 161 |
| As second preference | 31 |
| As third preference | 28 |
| Total Offers Made | 188 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 159 |
| second preference offers | 8 |
| third preference offers | 5 |
| first preference v offers | 1.09% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 380 |
| As first preference | 202 |
| As second preference | 59 |
| As third preference | 46 |
| Total Offers Made | 215 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 186 |
| second preference offers | 21 |
| third preference offers | 8 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 297 |
| As first preference | 159 |
| As second preference | 39 |
| As third preference | 30 |
| Total Offers Made | 238 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 159 |
| second preference offers | 18 |
| third preference offers | 13 |
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 349 |
| As first preference | 185 |
| As second preference | 48 |
| As third preference | 47 |
| Total Offers Made | 210 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 183 |
| second preference offers | 12 |
| third preference offers | 10 |
| first preference v offers | 1.09% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 393 |
| As first preference | 204 |
| As second preference | 45 |
| As third preference | 60 |
| Total Offers Made | 209 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 188 |
| second preference offers | 13 |
| third preference offers | 7 |
| first preference v offers | 1.12% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 384 |
| As first preference | 218 |
| As second preference | 48 |
| As third preference | 41 |
| Total Offers Made | 207 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 195 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.08% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 391 |
| As first preference | 205 |
| As second preference | 58 |
| As third preference | 49 |
| Total Offers Made | 209 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 190 |
| second preference offers | 15 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 354 |
| As first preference | 172 |
| As second preference | 56 |
| As third preference | 50 |
| Total Offers Made | 208 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 171 |
| second preference offers | 22 |
| third preference offers | 8 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 70% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 70% |
| agree | 22% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 15% |
| agree | 5% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 10% |
| not applicable | 63% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 33% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 33% |
| no | 67% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 17% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 13% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 63% |
| agree | 25% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 60% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 88% |
| no | 12% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 10% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 81% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 10% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 19% |
| agree | 5% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 67% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 81% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 81% |
| agree | 5% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 10% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 10% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 95% |
| no | 5% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 37.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 25.6% |
| african ethnic origin | 12.4% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 2.9% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2.8% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.8% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| gypsy roma ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 43.6% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 24.5% |
| african ethnic origin | 9.5% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 3.1% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 2.1% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 2.1% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 2% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 2% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1% |
| indian ethnic origin | 1% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| gypsy roma ethnic origin | 0.7% |
Nearby Schools
The Gateway Primary Free School
(0.00 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Marshfoot Road, , RM16 4LU
Chadwell St Mary Primary School
(0.30 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 5-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: River View, , RM16 4DH