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The Gateway Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Marshfoot Road, Grays RM16 4LU · theglc-gatewayacademy.org.uk · 01375 489000
On the mapSearch near RM16 4LU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Thurrock 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,030
- 100% of 1,035 places
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.8%
- First language not English
- 21.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 208 | 234 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 221 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 209 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 179 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 207 | 1 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 48.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Thurrock it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade E+ (13.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.78 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15 | +5 |
| Further education | 67.4 | +3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 3 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −3.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 8 | E+ (13.8) | +0.43 |
| All academic | 8 | E+ (13.8) | +0.43 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Gateway Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 72
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (33%) with SEND