The Gateway Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Unique reference
- 133114
- Address
- Marshfoot Road, RM16 4LU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1033 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 23.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 36%
Other White 24.7%
African 13.7%
Mixed 7.3%
Unclassified 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.8%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other Black 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 10 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 25 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
The Gateway Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 203 110 93 |
| Year 8 | 222 108 114 |
| Year 9 | 212 103 109 |
| Year 10 | 199 98 101 |
| Year 11 | 197 94 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 52.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 30.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.8% 3.0% |