The Gower School
18 North Road, London, N7 9EY
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
0-0 years old
Number of places
Not yet updated
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Summary
- The Gower School offers Montessori education for children from birth to the age of eleven years.
- At the time of the inspection there were 172 children on roll, of whom95 (full-time equivalent) were under five years.
- The school is now registered to admit50 pupils aged from 5 to 11 years; 21 pupils were in Key Stage 1 and 10 in Key Stage 2.
- The school is in the London Borough of Islington and operates frompurpose-built accommodation on two sites about one and a half miles apart.
- The school started on the North Road site in 2000 as a Nursery.
- In 2007, the Cynthia Street site was opened and mainly accommodates Reception and Key Stage 1 and 2pupils.
- There are three pupils who have statements for special educational needs and are funded by Islington local authority.
- In addition to these there are 50 children under the age of five for whom the school receives Nursery Education Grant funding from Islington.
- The school is open for 48 weeks in a year and runs breakfast andafter-school clubs.
- The school uses the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and the National Curriculum.
- Its aim is for ‘all children to be happy, confident learners who achieve their potential’.
- The school has the Islington Quality Assurance Investors in Children award and the Montessori School’s Association accreditation.
- The Early Years Foundation Stage was inspected by Ofsted Children’s Services in 2007.
- This is the school’s first inspection.
- Evaluation of the school The overall quality of education at The Gower School is good, and provision for the welfare, health and safety of its pupils is outstanding.
- The school is successful inachieving its aims and pupils thrive in the family atmosphere.
- Their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding.
- Parents and pupils are positive about the school and pupils’ behaviour is good.
- The quality of the curriculum and ofteaching is good: as a result, pupils become confident and articulate learners who make good progress.
- The provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage is good.
- The school meets all but one of the regulations.
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
The Gower Schools Limited
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Full day care
Local authority
Islington
Parliamentary Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Education Stages
Year Founded
17/9/2000
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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