Gateway Academy
Capland Street, London, NW8 8LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GATEWAY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Ms Lisa Breslin Claire Cleary
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 140050
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077234977
About this school
Gateway Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gateway Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 88 | 81 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 51% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 65% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 77% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 66.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 71.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 605 |
| 2023/24 | 547 |
| 2024/25 | 527 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gateway Academy compares
Gateway Academy ranked 27th of 33 primary schools in Westminster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.3% | 52.5% | 428 | — |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 7.4% | 47.5% | 199 | 0.3 miles |
| Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School | 78% | 5.7% | 50% | 218 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 17.3% | 264 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's Wood Primary School | 66% | 5.6% | 30% | 428 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School | 87% | 4.8% | 27.2% | 166 | 0.5 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)
- 52.52%
- English as an additional language
- 90.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 17.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Joseph's RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St John's Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Gateway Academy ranks 760th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gateway Academy teach?
- Gateway Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Gateway Academy?
- The headteacher of Gateway Academy is Ms Lisa Breslin Claire Cleary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gateway Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gateway Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gateway Academy?
- Gateway Academy has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gateway Academy full?
- Gateway Academy has capacity for 710 pupils and 428 on roll (60%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Gateway Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Gateway Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gateway Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Gateway Academy part of an academy trust?
- Gateway Academy is part of GATEWAY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gateway Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 62% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Westminster?
- Gateway Academy ranked 27th of 33 primary schools in Westminster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Gateway Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gateway Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gateway Academy'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 1 July 2026.