The Gateway Academy
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Location |
Marshfoot Road Grays Essex RM16 4LU  51°28′02″N 0°21′46″E / 51.4671°N 0.36275°ECoordinates: 51°28′02″N 0°21′46″E / 51.4671°N 0.36275°E |
| Local authority | Thurrock |
| DfE URN | 133114 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website |
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The Gateway Academy is a secondary school in Grays, Essex, England. It became an academy under the sponsorship of the Ormiston Academies Trust.[1] after Thurrock council was unable to find the resources to provide a new building. It was previously a successful ‘Fresh Start’ school, The Gateway Community College which was created from two failing secondary schools; Torells School(Chadwell St Mary) and St Chad's School(Tilbury). The opening of the new modern building (designed in the shape of a letter 'G') was delayed by three years. The Gateway Community College was signed off by Ofsted as a successful Fresh Start school in 2006. The school then became an academy in 2007. The Academy has brought many improvements in access to education for the students of the area, and as of an inspection in November 2011 was rated as "Outstanding" by Ofsted. A subsequent Ofsted inspection of March 2017, downgraded the school from Outstanding to Requires Improvement category. [2] But however this school is still considered to have less applications handed in from parents for places compared to the nearby William Edwards.