Abbeyfield School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,296 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.0
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The Gateway School
- Pupils on roll
- 102of 117 places
- Free school meals
- 67.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 18
- Ofsted
- Not yet inspected under this URN
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Gateway School (URN 122162, until 1 October 2023).
What the data says
The Gateway School has no sixth form. Of the 9 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 11% started an apprenticeship.
22% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 8.9 against 46.1 across England and 44.7 in West Northamptonshire, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 11% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in West Northamptonshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Gateway School | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 9 | 4,707 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 56% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 44% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 42% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 22% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 22% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Gateway School | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 8.9 | 44.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.43 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 61% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 5.8 | 32.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 13.9 | 47.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 21% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 18 | 100% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 0% |
| English Language | 18 | 100% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 0% |
| Mathematics | 18 | 100% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 6% |
| English Literature | 14 | 78% | 86% | 0% | 21% | 0% |
| Citizenship Studies | 14 | 78% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 0% |
Other secondary schools in West Northamptonshire
Campion School
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88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.2
Caroline Chisholm School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,049 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.4
Chenderit School
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.0
DSLV E-ACT Academy
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.2
Elizabeth Woodville School
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.