SCHOOL PROFILE

Gatehouse Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141353
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

1 December 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 20 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 314 314 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 161 51.3% of pupils
Male pupils 153 48.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.2%
6.4 pts above England
School 31.2%
Teignbridge 21.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.1%
14.2 pts below England
School 6.1%
Teignbridge 3.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Teignbridge 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.2%
280
African
3.2%
10
Any other White background
3.2%
10
Indian
1.0%
3
Pakistani
1.0%
3
White and Asian
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.5% 77 of 314 pupils
3.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.5%
Teignbridge 26.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts above
EHC plans 6.4% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Specific learning difficulty 5
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Teignbridge 62.7%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Teignbridge 76.8%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Teignbridge 71.3%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
Teignbridge 74.9%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.48 pts lower than England
School 5.74%
Teignbridge 5.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.68 pts lower than England
School 14.14%
Teignbridge 12.91%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.07%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.27 pts higher than England
School 2.07%
Teignbridge 1.81%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

74.8% 13.4 pts below England
Gatehouse Primary Academy
74.8%
Teignbridge
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information