Gateway School
Gateway School is an independent school in Great Missenden for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 263 pupils and room for 360.
1 High Street, Great Missenden, HP16 9AA01494 862407gatewayschool-bucks.co.ukMr Jonathan Coke headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Buckinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 263 | 261 | 253 | 259 | 275 | 273 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 24% | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Missenden CofE Combined School | Academy | 650 m | 394 | Good 2022 | 77 | Compare |
| Missenden Abbey Adult Education College | Miscellaneous | 850 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Misbourne School | Academy | 980 m | 1,115 | Report card 2026 | 63 | Compare |
| Prestwood Infant School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 156 | No overall grade 2025 | 55 | Compare |
| Prestwood Junior School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 142 | Not inspected | 67 | Compare |
| Little Kingshill Combined School | Council | 1.7 miles | 240 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Lee Common Church of England School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 25 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| Little Missenden Church of England School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 28 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Gateway School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Gateway School yet.
How many pupils does Gateway School have?
263 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 360 places, so it is 73% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1 High Street, Great Missenden, HP16 9AA
- Telephone
- 01494 862407
- Website
- gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Coke
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- The Missendens
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 5 November 1957
- URN
- 110556 · LAESTAB 8256000 · UKPRN 10018708
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.