The Gateway Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
B75
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Dartford, DA2 6DW
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Leigh Academy Dartford
York Road, Dartford, DA1 1SQ
Local ranking1st of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
654
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 94.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 26.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 100.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 96.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 96.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 93.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 111.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 111.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 112.0
- Cohort Size
- 90
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 670
- Boys
- 339 (51%)
- Girls
- 331 (49%)
- Capacity
- 654 (102% full)
- SEND
- 13.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.6%
- EAL
- 36.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.0%
- SEN Support
- 12.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 31.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,146/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.1%
- Black African: 16.3%
- White Other: 11.1%
- Asian Indian: 7.8%
- Asian Other: 6.1%
- Mixed Other: 4.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.0%
41.1%
White British
16.3%
Black African
11.1%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
York Road
Dartford, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 141534
- UKPRN
- 10047892
- Establishment No.
- 2069
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
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