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Gateway Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Netheravon Close, Carterton OX18 3SF · gateway.oxon.sch.uk · 01993 842189
On the mapSearch near OX18 3SF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.26 mi
- 5.25 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 300
- 95% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.26 mi (5.25 km) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 39 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 26 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.26 mi5.25 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Gateway Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 41
- 17% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (24%) with SEND