Gateway Primary School
Netheravon Close, Carterton, OX18 3SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kayleigh Anstee
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 300
- URN
- 123016
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993842189
About this school
Gateway Primary School is a community primary school in Carterton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 300 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 45 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 53% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 67% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 64% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gateway Primary 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gateway Primary School compares
Gateway Primary School ranked 111th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 300 | — |
| Carterton Primary School | 50% | 5.8% | 23.8% | 225 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton | 27% | 8.1% | 28.2% | 107 | 0.5 miles |
| Edith Moorhouse Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School | 65% | 3.6% | 15% | 452 | 0.9 miles |
| Brize Norton Primary School | 50% | 3.3% | 11.4% | 132 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.93%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 7.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Carterton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Carterton
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton0.5 miles
Primary · Carterton
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Edith Moorhouse Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Carterton
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Brize Norton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Carterton
Other schools in Carterton
Gateway Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Carterton.
- Brize Norton Primary School Primary
- Carterton Primary School Primary
- Edith Moorhouse Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton Primary
- Carterton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gateway Primary School teach?
- Gateway Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Carterton.
- Who is the headteacher of Gateway Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gateway Primary School is Mrs Kayleigh Anstee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gateway Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gateway Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Gateway Primary School?
- Gateway Primary School has 300 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gateway Primary School full?
- Gateway Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 300 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gateway Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gateway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gateway Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gateway Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gateway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gateway Primary School rank locally?
- Gateway Primary School ranked 111th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gateway Primary School's absence rate?
- Gateway Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gateway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gateway Primary 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 June 2026.