Gateway Primary School, Carterton
Gateway Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Carterton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 6 schools in Carterton with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Gateway Primary School in detail
Gateway Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5.50 per session.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Gateway Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 67% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Gateway Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Gateway Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Gateway Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gateway Primary School are Carterton Primary School (0.4 miles, 72% reading, 50% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton (0.5 miles, Good, 53% reading, 47% maths); Edith Moorhouse Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 55% reading, 75% maths); and St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 68% maths).
Gateway Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Carterton Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CartertonEdith Moorhouse Primary SchoolSt John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
Who goes there
7.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Gateway Primary School.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wycombe Way HAR (sw-bound), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Gateway Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 87 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Gateway Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2023 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
7.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 76% to 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Gateway Primary School
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Term dates
Gateway Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Gateway Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on a bicycle.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Gateway Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
280 pupils
315 places
35 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Carterton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Carterton
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(12)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
39
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
17.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
300
Total Pupils
162
Boys
138
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,430
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,068
Per pupil
£1548k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
7.6%
Persistent absence
249
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Gateway Primary School
Questions parents ask about Gateway Primary School
What are SATs results like at Gateway Primary School?
Of the pupils at Gateway Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Gateway Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Gateway Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Gateway Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Gateway Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Gateway Primary School?
Gateway Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Gateway Primary School?
Classes at Gateway Primary School average 27.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Gateway Primary School?
Gateway Primary School has around 300 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Gateway Primary School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Gateway Primary School in 2024/25. 7.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Gateway Primary School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Gateway Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Gateway Primary School's term dates?
Gateway Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Gateway Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gateway Primary School?
Gateway Primary School is at Netheravon Close, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3SF.
Sources: Oxfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)