Tiffield Academy
- Type
- Free schools special
- Location
- Towcester, NN12 8AA
- Distance
- 0.1km away
The Gateway School
St John's Road, Tiffield, Northampton, NN12 8AA
Independent
Phase
117
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs.
School history and status
Continues from The Gateway School (URN 122162) since 1 October 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 6.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 7.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 13
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 56.0%
- Continued in education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 22.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 78
- Boys
- 85 (83%)
- Girls
- 17 (17%)
- Capacity
- 117 (87% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 64.1%
- EAL
- 1.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 4.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £43,205/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 39.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 75.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 88.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 7.8%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
88.3%
White British
7.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
2.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
St John's Road
Northampton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 150242
- UKPRN
- 10093676
- Establishment No.
- 7018
- Trust
- CREATING TOMORROW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Common questions about The Gateway School
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Towcester · 0.1km away
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Score
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Score
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