The Gateway Academy

School Name: The Gateway Academy
Address: Marshfoot Road
Town/City: Grays
County: Essex
Postcode: RM16 4LU
Telephone Number: 01375 489000
Website: http://www.theglc-gatewayacademy.org.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2006
Trust: Gateway Learning Community
Sponsor: The Gateway Learning Community

Head of School: Grainne McLaughlin
Capacity: 1035
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1030 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 41.8%

URN: 133114
DfE Number: 883/6905
UKPRN: 10017277
UPRN: 10001050336
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Thurrock (E06000034)
Constituency: Thurrock (E14001546)
Electoral Ward: Chadwell St Mary (E05016307)

Easting & Northing: 564245E, 177892N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 28' 36.41" N 0° 21' 49.77" E
Plus Code: 9F32F9G7+PG

DfE Record: View record

1. The Gateway Primary Free School (0.1km)
2. Chadwell St Mary Primary School (0.7km)
3. OA - Thurrock (1.1km)
4. Tilbury Pioneer Academy (1.2km)
5. Herringham Primary Academy (1.2km)
6. Woodside Academy (1.5km)
7. Lansdowne Primary Academy (1.6km)
8. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.7km)
9. Treetops School (1.9km)
10. Thameside Primary School (1.9km)

Same trust

• Lansdowne Primary Academy
• The Gateway Primary Free School
• Herringham Primary Academy
• Tilbury Pioneer Academy

• Lansdowne Primary Academy
• The Gateway Primary Free School
• Herringham Primary Academy
• Tilbury Pioneer Academy

• The Gateway Community College