Gatehouse Primary Academy
Secmaton Lane, Dawlish, EX7 0LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Stephens
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 314
- URN
- 141353
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626862605
About this school
Gatehouse Primary Academy is a primary academy in Dawlish. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 314 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 50 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 54% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 74% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 68% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 76% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Gatehouse 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 316 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gatehouse Primary Academy compares
Gatehouse Primary Academy ranked 162nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.7% | 32.3% | 314 | — |
| Westcliff Primary Academy | 38% | 6.1% | 28% | 296 | 0.8 miles |
| Cockwood Primary School | 73% | 5% | 19.3% | 86 | 2.0 miles |
| Hazeldown School | 67% | 4.1% | 15% | 403 | 2.4 miles |
| Starcross Primary School | 74% | 5% | 19.8% | 206 | 2.6 miles |
| The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 18.7% | 151 | 3.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 1 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.28%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 14.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westcliff Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Dawlish
-
Cockwood Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Hazeldown School2.4 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Starcross Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Exeter, Devon
-
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Exmouth
Other schools in Dawlish
- Westcliff Primary Academy Primary
- Dawlish College Secondary
- Oakwood Specialist College Other types
- Orchard Manor School Academies
- Chances Educational Support Services Independent schools
- Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Gatehouse Primary Academy teach?
- Gatehouse Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dawlish.
- Who is the headteacher of Gatehouse Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Gatehouse Primary Academy is Mr Jason Stephens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gatehouse Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gatehouse 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 Gatehouse Primary Academy?
- Gatehouse Primary Academy has 314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gatehouse Primary Academy full?
- Gatehouse Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 314 on roll (75%), 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 Gatehouse Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Gatehouse Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Gatehouse Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gatehouse Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Gatehouse Primary Academy?
- Gatehouse Primary Academy is part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gatehouse Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gatehouse Primary Academy rank locally?
- Gatehouse Primary Academy ranked 162nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gatehouse Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Gatehouse Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gatehouse Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gatehouse 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.