The Gateway Academy

State-Funded School

the-gateway-academy-thurrock-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

ThurrockLocal Authority

ThurrockConstituency

RM16 4LUPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Gateway Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Thurrock, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,030 pupils. The Gateway Academy is part of Gateway Learning Community.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.78

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

11%

Black

19%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,030

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,030
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Gateway Learning Community

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
29 Apr 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.