The Gateway Primary Academy
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
210
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(28/06/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
80%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Milestone Road
Dartford
DA2 6DW
01322220090

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You remained as headteacher of the school following its conversion to an academy in February 2014. Since that time, there have been several changes in staff. Despite these changes, you have successfully ensured that the school remains good. You provide strong leadership to the school. You are ably supported by your deputy headteacher and together you make an effective team. You told me about the good work you have done to develop the role of subject leaders. They agree that they have been given the help they need and now play an important role in the school’s ongoing improvement. Governors are supportive of your work and also ask the questions necessary to provide appropriate challenge. The capacity for leaders to improve the school still further is clear to see. All parents I spoke to, as well as those who completed Ofsted’s online survey, agreed that their children are happy at school. They said that the school is well led and managed and all would recommend the school to other parents. Pupils enjoy school and this is reflected in their very good attendance. They particularly enjoy the rich, broad range of subjects the school offers. Quite rightly, you make sure that pupils have good opportunities to play sport and to be creative in art and music. Classrooms are attractive places for learning. The bright displays of pupils’ work demonstrate your high expectations. Pupils are well behaved. They are kind to each other and play happily with pupils from across the school. Year 6 pupils told me that the role of a ‘play leader’ is an important one with specially trained pupils helping to keep the playground a happy and safe place to play. You have created a very welcoming school of which you, parents and pupils are rightly proud. This inspection did not evaluate the progress the school has made since its last inspection as the areas identified for improvement related to the predecessor school. However, we discussed the impact of your work to improve the teaching of mathematics. You told me about the training that staff had received to understand the new mathematics curriculum and its higher expectations. The impact of this was evidenced in the significantly strong progress Year 6 pupils made in mathematics in 2016. We also discussed pupils’ strong progress in reading and the positive impact of the introduction of even more challenging books such as ‘Robinson Crusoe’. However, you recognise the need to raise pupils’ achievement in writing so that more reach the high standards of which they are capable. Safeguarding is effective. Safeguarding is taken appropriately seriously. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and records are detailed and of high quality. Parents I spoke to, as well as those who completed Ofsted’s online survey, agreed that their children are safe in school. They appreciate you and your deputy headteacher being available on the playground every morning to talk to if they have any concerns. Parents also said they could talk to the class teacher if necessary. The positive relationships between adults and pupils help pupils feel safe. The school’s golden rules are used well to remind pupils how to behave and support a strong culture of safety. Pupils told me that bullying is wrong and that the annual anti-bullying week, as well as reminders in assemblies, teach them about the harm that bullying can do. Pupils know how important it is to keep safe while using computers and telephones. The Year 6 ‘e-safety crew’ are pupils who work with others across the school to explain and reinforce different ways to keep safe when using technology. All staff receive appropriate training and weekly staff briefings keep staff up to date. Inspection findings In 2016, too few Year 6 pupils reached the high standard in writing. Progress in writing was much slower than in reading and mathematics. School leaders were disappointed with these results. They recognise the need to make sure that more pupils reach the high standards in writing, in the way they do in reading and mathematics. Staff have worked with other local schools to improve the accuracy of teachers’ assessments in writing. They have devised a new and exciting curriculum so that pupils are motivated and keen to write. For example, Year 6 pupils enjoy writing about German paratroopers as part of their second world war topic. A focus on improving pupils’ vocabulary is proving successful. Pupils’ books show that they are encouraged to use an increasingly wide choice of words, so that by Year 6 they are using interesting and varied vocabulary.

The Gateway Primary Academy Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>90, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>89, "agree"=>10, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>16, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>71, "strongly_agree"=>9, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>77, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>29, "strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 12 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>73, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>84, "agree"=>14, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>80, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>63, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>73, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022
Yes No {"yes"=>99, "no"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 29-06-2022

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