The Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury, London, N1 9JF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Gowers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 134782
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077002445
About this school
The Gower School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 266 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Gower School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Gower School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2004, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Gower School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 283 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 12
Location
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The Bridge Integrated Learning Space0.5 miles
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City University0.6 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Gower School teach?
- The Gower School teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Gower School?
- The headteacher of The Gower School is Miss Emma Gowers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Gower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Gower School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Gower School?
- The Gower School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is The Gower School full?
- The Gower School has capacity for 350 pupils and 266 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Gower School a faith school?
- No. The Gower School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Gower School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Gower School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.