Keeble Gateway Academy

Keeble Gateway Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' grade across various domains, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school, which opened in September 2019, has not been inspected before and is part of the Elevate Multi Academy Trust. The headteacher has been in position since January 2023, and the school emphasizes high expectations for both academic achievement and social skills among pupils, fostering a supportive and respectful atmosphere where children feel safe and valued. Strengths of the school include an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum that enhances pupils’ knowledge and a strong focus on phonics and early reading. Most parents express satisfaction with the education provided, noting staff's kindness and support for their children. However, some parents have raised concerns about the school's communication and engagement, indicating areas where improvements could strengthen relationships with families and inclusivity for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• High expectations for pupils academically and socially.
• Supportive and caring staff who address pupils' emotional needs.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum that builds knowledge effectively.
• Effective prioritization of phonics and early reading.
• Strong personal and social education programming.
• Positive relationships among staff and pupils.
• Regular parental engagement in school activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not fully embedded across all subjects.
• Mixed feedback from some parents regarding communication effectiveness.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Keeble Gateway Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.4% of pupils at Keeble Gateway Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Keeble Gateway Academy had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.3% of pupils at Keeble Gateway Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Keeble Gateway Academy received £6,940 and spent £7,186 for each of its 171 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £166,000 (£969 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Elevate Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,114 and spending £6,947 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Thirsk · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Keeble Gateway Academy is part of Elevate Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Sowerby Primary Academy Thirsk
• Carlton Miniott Primary Academy Thirsk
• South Kilvington Church of England Academy Thirsk
• Alanbrooke Academy Thirsk
• Topcliffe CofE Academy Thirsk
• Sessay Church of England Primary School Thirsk
• Knayton Church of England Academy Thirsk
• Husthwaite Church of England Primary School York
• Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School York
• Meadowside Academy Knaresborough

What is Keeble Gateway Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Keeble Gateway Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Keeble Gateway Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Keeble Gateway Academy was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Keeble Gateway Academy have?

Keeble Gateway Academy has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Keeble Gateway Academy cover?

Keeble Gateway Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Keeble Gateway Academy?

Keeble Gateway Academy is at Inspiration Way, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1TS.