1 High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 9AA
10 reasons to choose Gateway School
Top line
Gateway School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Great Missenden and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Gateway School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Bellevue Education group. Gateway School fees range from £4,396 (Rec) to £4,938 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Gateway School has two classes per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Over the last three years, destinations for 42% of Gateway School leavers have been a local grammar school such as Dr Challoner’s, Royal Grammar, Aylesbury Grammar, and Aylesbury High. A further 29%/30% have gone to a local independent (day) school, such as Berkhamsted, Pipers Corner, and Royal Masonic School for Girls. Around 28% have left for a non-selective state school.
The Gateway School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, critical thinking, current affairs, French. An additional carousel of language/cultural studies from Year 3 includes Japanese (Year 3), Spanish (Year 4), German (Years 5 & 6). The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and residential trips from Year 5. Farm School is a focus for day trips for all year groups.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art and computing throughout, for drama from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Gateway School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football.
The Arts at Gateway School
Art, music, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about a third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Gateway School
Pipers Corner School, Prep & Pre-Prep (4.3 miles); Chesham Preparatory School (7.1 miles); Heatherton House School (7.6 miles).
Prestwood Junior School (1.6 miles); Little Kingshill Combined School (2.2 miles); Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School (4 miles).
Pipers Corner School (4.3 miles); Wycombe Abbey School (7.4 miles); Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (9.6 miles).
Chesham Grammar School (5.4 miles); Dr Challoner’s Grammar School (5.6 miles); The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (5.9 miles).