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Sport Relief Disco
On Friday 23 March pupils in the Junior School took to the dance floor in their droves and showed just ‘what moves them’. This hugely popular PTA event in the school calendar raised a staggering £600 for Sport Relief. Working alongside the PTA were the Junior School Council who had...
Young Enterprise Success
On Wednesday, 14 March, the Y12 Young Enterprise team attended the West Berkshire Young Enterprise Area Finals at Arlington Arts. As part of the event, the team had to prepare a company report, a presentation and were interviewed by judges about their business. Our business, Mont...
Sicily Trip - Final Day of Sunshine!
On our last morning we woke up at 6:30 and walked to the beach to watch the sunrise. After breakfast we drove across to the Alcantara Gorge. A 6D cinema experience taught us about the gorge's formation and geological origins, and then we were able to walk through the citrus groves...
Sicily Trip Day 4 Report
News from day 4 of the Classics and Geography trip to Sicily as reported by Jenny in Y11. Yesterday, after an early start watching the sunrise on the beach, we took a bus 1380m up Mount Etna and then a car up to 2900m. Despite the freezing temperatures and several complaints about cold ankle...
Sicily Trip Day 3 Report
Day 3 report from Lauren and Anna in Y10 After breakfast, we set out to visit the Valley of the Temples. The guide took us up a hill and explained that temples were built on high ground so that they can be admired from afar, as well as describing the different rooms in a temple and their purposes...
Sicily Trip 1st Report
Year 12 students Gabby and Evie have shared this report from the first full day of the Classics and Geography trip to Sicily. Today, we set off from Palermo and headed to Segesta. Once we arrived, we met with our tour guide. She did a great job of informing us about how the temples at this s...
Script Success for Pippa
Pippa from Y8 entered her scholastic essay play ‘Fire’ into the creative writing section of Basingstoke Music Festival and has won the Y7-13 script category and the Jane Austen Steventon Trophy with a commended score. It’s her 2nd cup from the festival this year, as she also...
Top 20 in UK Award for Sandleford
We are delighted to share the excellent news that Sandleford Nursery has won a Top 20 Award for the 3rd year running. As Mr Smith, who was on hand at 7.15am this morning to greet the staff and congratulate them, explained “ it is a fitting recognition for the hard work that the team...
Endurance Riding Scholarship for Annabelle
Congratulations to Annabelle Lyndon in Y10 who has won a place on the Endurance GB Spotlight Scholarship Scheme. This is a huge achievement for Annabelle as she was up against very stiff competition with more than 150 applicants from across the UK. It is a three year scholarship...
The role of an MP - talk by Richard Benyon
On Friday 16 March, Richard Benyon MP visited school to talk to a group of politics students about his job as the Member of Parliament for Newbury. The session was very interesting and informative; we got the chance to ask Mr Benyon about a range of political topics, notably the 'special'...
Rhyme for Success on World Poetry Day
In celebration of World Poetry Day on March 21st, four pupils were crowned winners of a poetry competition organised by David Wilson Homes Southern. The winning entries from Pippa in Y8, Grace in Y6, Jasmyn in Y5 and Luke in Y2, were all selected by the developer as part of its competition requ...
Sixth Form Charity Ball
On Saturday, 24 February our Sixth Form students organised a charity ball at Elcot Park Hotel to raise money for Epilepsy Action. More than ninety guests attended a really entertaining evening - with an auction, a raffle, a photo booth and much dancing. A great time was had by all...

Visitors to St Gabriel's quickly recognise that this is no ordinary school. Parents are always impressed by the sense of purpose and enthusiasm of the talented, committed staff and the confidence of the extremely happy pupils. We offer girls the opportunity for a seamless journey from Nursery through to Sixth Form, with our boys leaving us at the age of 11 for their senior schools.