Ofsted: Good

Green Gates Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Melanie Lyons

corporate_fareHORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST

location_onStockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD

language Visit Website phone 1642570104

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

13%

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Age Range

5-11

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Green Gates Academy is a Academy special converter school in Stockton-on-Tees, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Green Gates Academy is an academy special converter in Stockton-on-Tees, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 54 pupils on roll, of whom 72% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 13% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #60 of 60 primaries in Stockton-on-Tees and #14,772 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 6.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

13%

LA 64%

Reading19% LA 77%

Writing13% LA 74%

Maths13% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%England 61%

Reading27% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing7% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths13% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%England 60%

Reading29% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing7% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths7% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.4

Read

LA -0.3

-9.1 to -1.7

-7.8

Write

LA 0.0

-11.2 to -4.4

-7.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-11.0 to -4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 69%England 65%

Reading25% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths6% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA 0.7

-7.0 to -0.8

-8.1

Write

LA 1.0

-11.0 to -5.3

-6.9

Maths

LA 0.9

-9.7 to -4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

10%

LA 69%

Reading30% LA 77%

Writing10% LA 80%

Maths10% LA 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.5

-6.8 to 1

-11

Write

LA 0.5

-14.6 to -7.4

-6.8

Maths

LA 0.7

-10.4 to -3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 November 2024

Inspection Report

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08 October 2019

Inspection Report

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27 June 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-10-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-06-27

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.7%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 54 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	54	2	3.7%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	51	3	5.9%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	54	4	7.4%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	47	4	8.5%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	42	5	11.9%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	46	6	13.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	42	11	26.2%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	36	11	30.6%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	47	11	23.4%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	45	18	40.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	41	17	41.5%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	51	9	17.6%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	51	6	11.8%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	47	9	19.1%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	49	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	49	7	14.3%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	45	6	13.3%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	46	5	10.9%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	43	3	7.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	39	2	5.1%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	47	1	2.1%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	41	0	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	36	1	2.8%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	40	3	7.5%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	37	1	2.7%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	30	0	0.0%	3.1%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 38 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Green Gates Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover