Gateway School
1 High Street, Great Missenden, HP16 9AA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Coke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 110556
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494862407
About this school
Gateway School is an independent school in Great Missenden. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Gateway School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Gateway School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Gateway School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 44
Location
Nearby schools
-
Missenden Abbey Adult Education College0.5 miles
Other types · Great Missenden
-
Pipers Corner School3.0 miles
Independent schools · High Wycombe
-
Chiltern Way Academy3.7 miles
Academies · Aylesbury
-
The Beacon School4.3 miles
Independent schools · Amersham
-
Heatherton School4.5 miles
Independent schools · Amersham
Other schools in Great Missenden
- Great Missenden CofE Combined School Primary
- Lee Common Church of England School Primary
- Little Kingshill Combined School Primary
- Prestwood Infant School Primary
- Prestwood Junior School Primary
- The Misbourne School Secondary
- Missenden Abbey Adult Education College Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Gateway School teach?
- Gateway School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Great Missenden.
- Who is the headteacher of Gateway School?
- The headteacher of Gateway School is Mr Jonathan Coke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gateway School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gateway School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Gateway School?
- Gateway School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Gateway School full?
- Gateway School has capacity for 360 pupils and 263 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gateway School a faith school?
- No. Gateway School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gateway School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Gateway School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.