Saint Gabriel's College

Saint Gabriel’s College continues to demonstrate good performance as a supportive and inclusive secondary school. The school has recently made significant improvements to its curriculum, which now offers a broad range of learning opportunities and is designed to help all pupils develop essential knowledge and skills. Pupils appreciate the caring environment, and the school fosters a strong community spirit. Notably, pastoral care is considered a strength, with staff members well-versed in the needs of individual pupils, which contributes positively to their overall well-being and engagement in school life. While there are many strengths, some areas require further improvement. Teachers' ability to effectively check for understanding and address misconceptions varies, and there are gaps in learning for some pupils that hinder their full comprehension of the curriculum. The school acknowledges these challenges and is actively working towards enhancing its teaching strategies to ensure all pupils can benefit maximally from their educational experiences. This report marks the first ungraded inspection since the school was last deemed good in November 2018.

Strengths

• Strong community feel with a caring and inclusive ethos.
• Broad curriculum with clear expectations for learning.
• High expectations and strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Effective pastoral care and strong oversight of attendance.
• Positive personal development curriculum focusing on relationships and online safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks of pupils' understanding leading to unaddressed misconceptions.
• Some teaching does not support long-term retention of knowledge.

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 Saint Gabriel's College attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 9.3% of pupils at Saint Gabriel's College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Saint Gabriel's College had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 22.0% of pupils at Saint Gabriel's College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Saint Gabriel's College received £11,820 and spent £13,070 for each of its 585 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £201,000 (£343 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).

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What is Saint Gabriel's College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint Gabriel's College is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Saint Gabriel's College last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint Gabriel's College was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Saint Gabriel's College have?

Saint Gabriel's College has 581 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint Gabriel's College cover?

Saint Gabriel's College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Saint Gabriel's College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.4, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Saint Gabriel's College?

Saint Gabriel's College is at Langton Road, London, SW9 6UL.