The Gower School
The Gower School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 0 to 11. It has 266 pupils and room for 350.
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury, London, N1 9JF020 7700 2445thegowerschool.co.ukMiss Emma Gowers headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Islington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 266 | 246 | 265 | 283 | 254 | 284 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 14% | 13% | 0% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pears Family School | Free schools alternative provision | 20 m | 0 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | Council | 120 m | 888 | No overall grade 2025 | 84 | Compare |
| Winton Primary School | Council | 310 m | 239 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Vittoria Primary School | Council | 370 m | 220 | Good 2021 | 34 | Compare |
| New River College Medical | Pupil referral unit | 560 m | 28 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Capital City College | Further education | 680 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre | Local authority nursery school | 690 m | 76 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School | Church of England | 690 m | 165 | No overall grade 2025 | 18 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Gower School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Gower School yet.
How many pupils does The Gower School have?
266 pupils aged 0 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 350 places, so it is 76% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury, London, N1 9JF
- Telephone
- 020 7700 2445
- Website
- www.thegowerschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Gowers
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward
- Barnsbury
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2004 (new provision)
- URN
- 134782 · LAESTAB 2066381 · UKPRN 10079972
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.