Gatehouse Primary Academy

State-Funded School

gatehouse-primary-academy-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Newton AbbotConstituency

EX7 0LWPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Gatehouse Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Devon, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 314 pupils. Gatehouse Primary Academy is part of The First Federation Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 30 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

314

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 314
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The First Federation Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.