The Gateway Primary Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Unique reference
- 138334
- Address
- Marshfoot Road, RM16 4LU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 439 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 23%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.9%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 48.3%
Other White 14.8%
African 10.7%
Mixed 8.7%
Bangladeshi 5%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other Black 2.7%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAbove average2.2
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Gateway Primary Free School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 11 7 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 12 5 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 27 12 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 31 27 |
| Year 1 | 40 17 23 |
| Year 2 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 3 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 4 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 5 | 59 23 36 |
| Year 6 | 57 27 30 |