The Gateway Primary Free School
Marshfoot Road, Grays, RM16 4LU
459 pupils · 96% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 February 2025, published 9 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 41 | 115 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 43 | 107 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 46 | 115 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 86 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 27 | 73 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 42 | 36 | 89 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 33 | 90 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 30 | 83 | 34 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Tilbury Pioneer Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Herringham Primary Academy 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Woodside Academy 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Lansdowne Primary Academy 1.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.