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The Gateway Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent

Milestone Road, Dartford, DA2 6DW

Website 01322220090

87

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.7%

8.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

210

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer

28

Places offered

121

Total applications

4.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2828● 100%
2nd preference550● 0%
3rd preference380● 0%
Total1212823%

1st preference success by year

49%
2020
36%
2021
79%
2022
83%
2023
86%
2024
100%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jamiel Cassem
Address
Milestone Road, Dartford, DA2 6DW
Phone
01322220090
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Stone House · Dartford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
140593

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals16%——
English as additional language33%——
SEN support8%——
52% boys (109)48% girls (101)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE GATEWAY PRIMARY ACADEMY

210 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    29 June 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 184 pupils

Attendance

95.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
12%
21/22
7%
22/23
12%
23/24
8%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths87%——
Higher standard13%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard83%
+21% vs England
Higher standard30%
+22% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard60%
+27% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard90%
+18% vs England
Greater depth37%
+24% vs England

Maths

Expected standard87%
+13% vs England
Higher standard53%
+27% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard60%
+30% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard93%
+11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

902019802023872024832025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)83%61%
Higher standard30%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.