The Gateway Primary Free School
Grays · Thurrock
GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 5 member schools: 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Thurrock. Regions: East of England. — from the GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY public record.
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School information
- Official name
- The Gateway Primary Free School
- Address
- Marshfoot Road
- Postcode
- RM16 4LU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thurrock
- URN (official identifier)
- 138334
- Establishment number
- 2024
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 0–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 459
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 480
- School type
- Free school
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Pattison
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 4 Feb 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.theglc-primaryfreeschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01375489094
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Gateway Primary Free School
| 2025/26 | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 459 | 31,216 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 35.1% | 23.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 14.2% | 12.4% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.1% | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 25.1% | 24.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
4 published inspections for The Gateway Primary Free School.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 9 Mar 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 15 Jul 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 28 Mar 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 Mar 2014
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Gateway Primary Free School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Gateway Primary Free School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £269,700 for 174 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 45.5% | 26.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £706 | £352 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Gateway Primary Free School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 439 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Thurrock average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,019,000 £6,877 per pupil | £6,743 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,685,000 £6,116 per pupil | £6,407 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,691,000 £3,852 per pupil · 63.0% | £2,868 · 44.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £507,000 £1,155 per pupil · 18.9% | £1,552 · 24.2% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £1,000 £2 per pupil · 0.0% | £141 · 2.2% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £129 · 2.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £334,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £425,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,096 per pupil, supply and agency £0 per pupil — spending up £21 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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