The Gateway School
St John's Road, Tiffield, Northampton, NN12 8AA
This school is closed (it closed in September 2023).
It was replaced by The Gateway School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Conor Renihan
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 65
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 122162
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
About this school
The Gateway School was a community special school in Northampton. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 74 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Gateway School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.92 -2.96 to -0.87 | -1.95 -2.72 to -1.18 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Trends over time
How The 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.2%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 63.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gateway School0.0 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
Tiffield Academy0.0 miles
Free Schools · Towcester
-
On Track Education Silverstone4.4 miles
Special schools · Northamptonshire
-
Cambian Potterspury Lodge School4.9 miles
Special schools
-
Northampton High School GDST5.0 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Northampton
- Billing Brook Special School Academies
- Edgewood School Special schools
- Fairfields School Special schools
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication Academies
- Hampton Bridge School Special schools
- Hospital and Outreach Education Academies
- Kings Meadow School Academies
- New Horizons Academy Free Schools
- Northgate School Academy Trust Academies
- On Track Education Northampton Special schools
- Purple Oaks Academy Free Schools
- The CE Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does The Gateway School teach?
- The Gateway School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a special school in Northampton.
- Has The Gateway School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The 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 many pupils are at The Gateway School?
- The Gateway School had 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have The Gateway School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.2 in 2022/23 and 5.5 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Gateway School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Gateway School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 30 September 2023.