The Gateway Primary Academy
Milestone Road, Dartford, DA2 6DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GATEWAY PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamiel Cassem
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 140593
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322220090
About this school
The Gateway Primary Academy is a primary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 210 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 87% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 13% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 97% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 97% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 The Gateway Primary 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Gateway Primary Academy compares
The Gateway Primary Academy ranked 33rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 210 | — |
| The Brent Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 25.8% | 643 | 0.2 miles |
| Leigh Academy Dartford | 94% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 670 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| Fleetdown Primary Academy | 64% | 5.1% | 14.7% | 636 | 0.7 miles |
| Temple Hill Primary Academy | 60% | 7.6% | 41.9% | 850 | 0.8 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)
- 12.38%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 8.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Brent Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Dartford
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Leigh Academy Dartford0.6 miles
Primary · Dartford
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
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Fleetdown Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
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Temple Hill Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
The Gateway Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Dartford.
- Bean Primary School Primary
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primary
- Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Crayford Primary Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford Primary
- Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Joydens Wood Junior School Primary
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primary
- Maypole Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Gateway Primary Academy teach?
- The Gateway Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Gateway Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Gateway Primary Academy is Mr Jamiel Cassem, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Gateway Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Gateway Primary 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 big is The Gateway Primary Academy?
- The Gateway Primary Academy has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Gateway Primary Academy full?
- The Gateway Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 The Gateway Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. The Gateway Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Gateway Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Gateway Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Gateway Primary Academy?
- The Gateway Primary Academy is part of THE GATEWAY PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Gateway Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Gateway Primary Academy rank locally?
- The Gateway Primary Academy ranked 33rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Gateway Primary Academy's absence rate?
- The Gateway Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Gateway Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Gateway Primary 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.