The Gateway Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 27 2019 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
- 1077 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 25.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 37.9%
Other White 25.6%
African 12.4%
Mixed 7.4%
Unclassified 5.4%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.6
Local authority average 3.84
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 33 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
The Gateway Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 110 109 |
| Year 8 | 218 102 116 |
| Year 9 | 205 99 106 |
| Year 10 | 202 95 107 |
| Year 11 | 233 125 108 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 84.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 53.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |