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EnglandEast of EnglandThurrockRM16 4LUThe Gateway Primary Free School
Primary

The Gateway Primary Free School

Primary

Thurrock · Grays · RM16 4LU http://www.theglc-primaryfreeschool.org.uk

Pupils
439
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
439
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
439
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityThurrock
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of The Gateway Primary Free School · Primary · Thurrock

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
+4pp
73%63%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
16%
+7pp
16%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
439
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Marshfoot Road, Grays, RM16 4LU
Local authority
Thurrock
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%16%80%38%82%23%88%30%79%84%106.0106.0105.017%439
2023/2469%9%76%16%79%24%86%24%84%74%103.0105.0105.014%439
2022/2364%7%76%17%78%24%72%16%83%67%104.0104.0103.0-1.10+2.20+0.4015%435
2018/1961%10%66%24%80%27%80%19%80%69%103.0104.0103.0-0.40+1.20-0.2016%403
2017/1853%7%63%20%71%16%70%10%72%64%102.0102.0102.0-1.70-0.30-1.1011%439
2016/1747%7%50%9%78%25%72%13%77%63%100.0103.0102.0-2.40+2.40+0.0016%473

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543918.717%23%47%7%19%
2023/2443918.314%24%43%7%20%
2022/2343518.115%24%46%8%23%
2021/2242717.815%26%46%9%31%
2020/2140822.714%24%45%
2018/1940316%19%41%5%14%
2017/1843911%18%42%4%11%
2016/1747316%16%43%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.