Dance scholars and GCSE dancers spent Wednesday 3 October with Stephanie Townsend, a dance professional, creating a piece about HOME. They performed this dance at Newbury Corn Exchange on Wednesday 7 November to a live audience and alongside other local schools as part of the Schools Choreograp...
On Wednesday 7 November a group of year 10 and 11 students visited the beautiful city of Oxford. We began the day by visiting University College and admiring the marble statue of Shelley, which is very topical because of his poem 'The Mask of Anarchy' about the Peterloo Massacre. We were for...
A 3am start on the first day of the half term holidays did not deter our Y10-12 Art and History students as they embarked on a mammoth first day in Amsterdam. After a 6.30am flight and dropping their bags off at the hotel, the group experienced Amsterdam’s efficient tram system as they headed...
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We were delighted to host a talk on Friday 5 October from Baroness Pidding, a member of the House of Lords. Baroness Pidding's talk to Year 11 -13 students about the work and role of the House of Lords was followed by a question and answer session on various aspect...
RAF pilot and aspiring astronaut Kerry Bennett delivered an inspirational talk to Senior School pupils and parents on Thursday 27 September. Kerry who gained a Masters in Geophysics at Southampton University, joined the RAF in 2005. In her role as a pilot she has flown many different aircraft types...
On Monday 24 September, Year 9 and 10 Academic Scholars attended a challenge & extension seminar where they solved puzzles from the GCHQ puzzle book. "In the first puzzle we were given 6 pictures, each from a James Bond film, and a description beside it. Each pictur...
On Friday 21 September a group of Year 9 girls attended the Festival of Innovation at IBM's Research and Development site at Hursley Park, Winchester. The afternoon was designed to broaden the girls’ knowledge of the IT industry and help them with their GCSE subject cho...
Following last week's outstanding A level results, and in an uncertain GCSE landscape, St Gabriel’s students have again performed with distinction in their GCSEs with over 33% at A*/9 or 8, 57% of all grades at A*/9-A/7 and 100% of all pupils who sat 5 or more GCSE achieving grad...
St Gabriel’s is thrilled to announce excellent results achieved by our A level students this year, 81% achieved A* - B grade, with over a half attaining places at Russell Group universities. As well as other top universities such as Loughborough, Lancaster and Royal...
On a gloriously sunny morning, Year 7 and a sprinkling of Year 8 were welcomed to Sandleford Priory, home of Lord and Lady Wittering – old stars of the stage and screen.
Over two evenings and two weekends in the summer term, 34 girls from Year 10 completed the ‘expedition’ section of their Duke of Edinburgh award.
Product Design and Business students from Years 10-13 visited the Mini plant in Oxford to take part in an exclusive tour of the manufacturing facilities which churn out a bespoke Mini every minute and seven seconds. The trip was the perfect opportunity for students to experience first-hand the speci...