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The Gateway Academy

Thurrock, RM16 4LUSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
234 1st-choice / 208 offers made
Ranking
#1,372
of 3,141 nationally

About The Gateway Academy

The Gateway Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Thurrock, East of England, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,030 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,035.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (11 Dec 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 46.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 234 first-preference applications and 208 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressMarshfoot Road, Grays, Thurrock, RM16 4LU
HeadteacherGrainne McLaughlin
Local AuthorityThurrock
Number of Pupils1,030
Free School Meals (FSM)41.7%
School Capacity1,030 / 1,035 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Dec 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Dec 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 29 Apr 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 14:50

Source: theglc-gatewayacademy.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Gateway Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.