The Gateway School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

South NorthamptonshireConstituency

NN12 8AAPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Gateway School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 102 pupils. The Gateway School is part of Creating Tomorrow Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2015

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 8.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.43

Ethnicity

White

88%

Mixed

12%

Pupils

102

Total Pupils

83%Boys

17%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

68%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 102
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Creating Tomorrow Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Jun 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.