Saint Gabriel's College - London

What Saint Gabriel's College - London does

Saint Gabriel's College is a Church of England maintained secondary school located on Langton Road in the London Borough of Lambeth, serving students aged 11-16 (Years 7-11). Founded in 1904 as Charles Edward Brooke Girls' School and renamed in 1995, the school operates within the Southwark Diocese and is overseen by a Board of Governors with Foundation, Parent, Staff, Local Authority, and Co-opted members. The school delivers a broad curriculum including EBacc subjects, Creative Arts, and languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese), with a particular emphasis on serving a diverse multilingual community that includes over 100 Spanish-speaking students with English as an Additional Language. Specialist programmes include a comprehensive music offering with 12 annual Music Scholarship places and free Year 7 instrumental tuition, comprehensive SEND support, and careers education aligned to Gatsby Benchmarks.

The school is funded by the Department for Education through the Dedicated Schools Grant administered by Lambeth Local Authority, with no tuition fees charged to families. Admissions are processed through the Lambeth School Admissions process, with supplementary provisions for Church places and Music Scholarship places requiring auditions. The school employs 52 staff and generated 2025 GCSE outcomes including an Attainment 8 score of 48.2, with 43% of students achieving grade 5+ in English and Maths and 65% achieving grade 4+. Notable individual outcomes include full scholarships to Westminster School, Dulwich College, and Winchester College for select students.

The institution's strategic positioning is anchored in its Christian ethos, Strong pastoral care (Ofsted Outstanding for care and welfare, 2024), and community partnerships with St John the Divine parish, London Citizens, and Place2Be mental health charity. The school maintains international links with partner schools in Sweden and Ghana. Governance is led by Principal Josephine Okokon (appointed 2024), supported by Vice Principal Joshim Uddin, Director of Ethos & Culture Theo Chambers, Director of Quality of Education Nikhil Shah, Director of Inclusion K King, and School Business Manager Vinay Gupta. The school's growth direction is articulated through a Governors' 2030 Vision framework.

Name

Saint Gabriel's College - London

Legal name

Saint Gabriel's College

Website

https://saintgabrielscollege.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Saint Gabriel's College is a Church of England maintained secondary school in Lambeth, London, serving approximately 700-900 students aged 11-16 with a Christian ethos, comprehensive music programme, and Somerset-rated pastoral care, funded by the Department for Education.

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HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a maintained school, Saint Gabriel's College is funded by the Department for Education through the Dedicated Schools Grant. Local Authorities are the accountable body and monitor schools in line with national frameworks.

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Core offering

Saint Gabriel's College is a maintained Church of England secondary school providing education for students aged 11-16 (Years 7-11) leading to GCSE qualifications. The school delivers a broad curriculum including EBacc subjects, Creative Arts, and modern languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese), enriched by a music programme with 12 annual Music Scholarship places and free Year 7 instrumental tuition. It also provides SEND support, EAL coordination, Careers Education aligned to Gatsby Benchmarks, and pastoral/mental health support through Place2Be, all within a Christian ethos environment.

Product overview

Saint Gabriel's College is a Church of England secondary school in London providing education services for students in Years 7-11. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum with academic subjects, a music programme including instrumental lessons and scholarships, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support, careers education and guidance aligned with Gatsby Benchmarks, and various enrichment activities including clubs and community engagement through London Citizens.

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Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11) Full-time secondary education for students aged 11-16 leading to GCSE qualifications, delivered through a broad curriculum including EBacc subjects, Creative Arts, and modern languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese).
• Music Scholarship Programme Annual Music Scholarship programme offering 12 places each year to students who pass an audition, with access to instrument tuition, ensembles, and the school's music programme.
• Instrumental Music Programme Music tuition programme covering brass, wind, percussion, and strings, including ensembles such as concert band, jazz band, and choir. Free for all Year 7 students; optional peripatetic lessons for continuing students.
• SEND Support Service Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support for students requiring additional learning support, coordinated by the Director of Inclusion and external provision EBEC.
• EAL (English as Additional Language) Coordination Coordination and support service for English as Additional Language learners, with particular focus on the 100+ Spanish-speaking students at the school.
• Careers Education and Guidance Careers Education and Guidance service aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks, including work experience, Year 11 destinations tracking, and preparation for sixth form, college, and apprenticeships.
• Place2Be Mental Health Support One-to-one and small group mental health support for students, plus Place2Talk short appointments and mental health support for parents, carers, and staff, delivered in partnership with Place2Be children's mental health charity.
• Enrichment and Community Engagement Programme Enrichment clubs, active citizenship participation through London Citizens, and international partnership exchanges with Viksjöskolan School (Sweden) and Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School (Ghana).

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• St John the Divine Church, KenningtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school has a very close relationship with the local parish church. The school chaplain is licensed to St John the Divine. Services are held at the church at least once a term. Fr Mark Williams, vicar of the parish, serves as an ex-officio governor.
• Southwark Diocesan Board of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs a Church of England school, SGC is a member of the family of schools in the Diocese of Southwark, sharing distinctive Anglican identity with over 100 primary and secondary schools in south London.
• London CitizenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of London Citizens community organisation. Students participate in campaigns for social action and justice including Refugees-Welcome programme. SGC helped develop training programme for governors of other local schools. School won London Citizens School of the Year 2017.
• Place2BemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's mental health charity providing one-to-one and small group support. Offers Place2Talk short appointments and mental health support for parents, carers, and staff.
• ParentPayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline payment system for parents to pay for school meals, trips, and other school services.
• Viksjöskolan School (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school in Sweden. Staff and students have visited each other. School council exchanges have occurred.
• Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School (Ghana)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with school in Ghana and clergy from Asante Mampong diocese.
• Baytree Centre (Brixton)minorOthersSocial inclusion charity supporting women and girls. SGC volunteers have mentored at the centre. Part of support network for Latin American students.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Westminster School: Independent secondary in central London cited as a destination scholarship school; provides a national-level academic benchmark against which Saint Gabriel's value-add is measured.
• Dulwich College: Independent secondary in south London cited as a destination scholarship school for Saint Gabriel's high attainers; serves as an aspirational comparator for progression outcomes.
• Winchester College: Independent boarding secondary cited as a destination scholarship school via the Wykeham Award; the most aspirational comparator for Saint Gabriel's top attainers.
• King's College School, Wimbledon: Independent Church of England secondary school in south-west London; while fee-charging, it shares the CofE identity with Saint Gabriel's and serves as a regional benchmark for academic stretch and music scholarships.

Direct peers

• St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School: Church of England secondary in Southwark within the same Southwark Diocese network, sharing faith-based admissions criteria and diocesan oversight with Saint Gabriel's College.
• Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School: Co-located Church of England state secondary in the London Borough of Lambeth with overlapping catchment and the same CofE identity; the most natural geographic and faith peer for Saint Gabriel's College.
• Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School: Faith-based state secondary in Streatham (Lambeth) serving the same borough and competing for the same faith-oriented families, with comparable scale and selective-ish oversubscription dynamics.
• Trinity School, Croydon: Church of England co-educational secondary in south London with a similar CofE ethos and musical/academic tradition; useful regional faith-secondary peer for governance and curriculum benchmarking.
• Lambeth Academy: State secondary academy in Lambeth operating in the same admissions geography; comparable in size and pupil mix, providing direct benchmarking on attainment and Ofsted trajectory.
• The Elmgreen School: Co-located state secondary in Lambeth serving overlapping Year 7 intake, offering a useful comparator on academic outcomes and parental demand within the same catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saint-gabriel-s-college-london

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Profiles7 records

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