The Gateway School
St John's Road, Tiffield, Northampton, NN12 8AA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CREATING TOMORROW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Conor Renihan
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 117
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 150242
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604878977
About this school
The Gateway School is a special academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Gateway School under its current framework. 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
The Gateway School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 27.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 39.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.1%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 39.33%
- Persistent absence
- 75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
Quinton House School5.4 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 teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Northampton.
- Who is the head teacher of The Gateway School?
- The head teacher of The Gateway School is Mr Conor Renihan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- 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 has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Gateway School full?
- The Gateway School has capacity for 117 pupils and 102 on roll (87%), 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 The Gateway School a faith school?
- No. The Gateway School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Gateway School part of an academy trust?
- The Gateway School is part of CREATING TOMORROW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Gateway School have?
- The schools register lists The Gateway School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is The Gateway School's absence rate?
- The Gateway School's overall absence rate is 39.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.