Background and Ethos

Founded in May 1948 by Phyllis Wallbank, a pioneer of educational development, in the gatehouse of St Bartholomew of the Great Priory Church, West Smithfield.  The School was then a pioneer of much that is now generally accepted in education.  Gatehouse's policy is:

Children of any race, colour, creed, background and intellect shall be accepted as students and work side by side without streaming or any kind of segregation, with the aim that each child shall get to know and love God, and to develop their own uniqueness of personality to enable them to appreciate the world and the world to appreciate them.

Gatehouse is now located in Sewardstone Road close to Victoria Park, where it continues to follow the education philosophy of Phyllis Wallbank.

After Gatehouse

Gatehouse pupils gain entrance to a variety of senior schools, both in London and further afield.

Previous leavers have gone on to:

The City of London Schools for Boys and Girls

Bancroft's School

Brentwood School

Dulwich College

Forest School

St Paul's Choir School

The Park School for Girls, Ilford

Normanhurst School, Chingford

The Royal School, Hampstead

Christ's Hospital School

Queen's School, Harley Street

Blackheath High School for Girls

Coopers' Company and Coborn School

Benenden School

Palmers Green School for Girls

Latymer School

Chigwell School

The London Oratory School

Raphael Independent School