Gatehouse Primary Academy, Dawlish
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Gatehouse Primary Academy creates a warm, inclusive environment where your child will feel safe, valued and supported. The school places real emphasis on helping children develop as whole people, with excellent pastoral care and a rich range of experiences including trips, performances and sporting festivals. Staff build positive relationships with families and work hard to ensure every child, including those with additional needs, can access and enjoy learning.
Key Strengths
- Excellent personal development programme with strong emphasis on safety, healthy lifestyles and diversity
- Exceptional pastoral support and inclusive culture where all pupils feel valued and safe
- Rich enrichment opportunities including performances, sporting festivals, residential trips and enrichment days
- Strong early reading programme using phonics and good number fluency in mathematics
- Effective support for vulnerable pupils, including those with special needs and disadvantaged pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Writing standards and spelling, punctuation and handwriting accuracy need to improve
- Teaching does not always adapt learning well enough to match pupils' starting points - some work is too challenging, others not challenging enough
- Higher-attaining pupils in reading and mathematics do not consistently achieve the standards they should
- Errors and misconceptions in writing persist across the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all legal requirements are met.
Extracurricular Activities
Performances, sporting festivals, residential trips, enrichment days, house system awards and celebrations
Gatehouse Primary Academy is a welcoming, inclusive school where pupils feel safe and valued. While the school excels in personal development and pastoral care, leaders are working to improve pupil achievement in English and mathematics, particularly in writing.
At a Glance
31.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 74% to 70%. Maths has remained stable at around 66%. Writing has declined from 70% to 66%.
Class Sizes
28.7
Avg class size
26.4
Infant (KS1)
30.7
KS2
11
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
314 pupils
420 capacity
106 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Dawlish
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Dawlish
Admissions Demand - Devon
Places available
9,263
Applications
6,758
Got 1st preference
96.2%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Primary admissions across Devon (2025/26)
Inspection History(18)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.74059%
Overall absence
14.13793%
Persistent absence
290
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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