• St Gabriel's is balanced, supportive and forward moving, and aims to combine academic rigour, breadth of opportunity and a strong sense of community.

• Will suit families seeking a Berkshire school with strong pastoral care, a broad day-school life and a fully co-educational future now taking shape.

Admissions at St Gabriel's School are broad and well suited to families seeking a Newbury day school in transition to full co-education, with a strong sense of community and a balanced all-through offer. It should suit parents who value pastoral care, breadth of opportunity and a school that wants to combine traditional values with a more modern co-educational identity.

Scholarships remain part of the St Gabriel's offer across the senior years and sixth form, but bursary availability is currently more constrained than at some peers, with later entry points particularly relevant. Families interested in financial support should ask directly about the current timetable and eligibility rather than assume a standard pattern.

The overall picture is warm, balanced and in active transition, with the move to full co-education now an important part of the current story. Parents should still visit because the decisive question is whether the school's evolving co-educational identity and overall atmosphere feel right in practice.