The Gables Learning Centre
The Gables Learning Centre, Beamish Lane, Albrighton, Albrighton, WV7 3AGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Gables Learning Centre is a special school in Albrighton for ages 7 to 19. It is one of the 183 schools in Shropshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 January 2024, report published 13 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 January 2024
The Gables Learning Centre has a highly committed staff team. Their work has a profound positive impact on the way pupils value and engage in their learning. Many pupils have had a traumatic start to life and have not been able to successfully access learning before coming here. Staff quickly build exceptionally strong relationships with pupils who appreciate that the staff genuinely care about them. Pupils quickly relax and feel safe in this school. The school has high aspirations for its pupils. There is an ambitious curriculum that leads to formal qualifications, including GCSEs. For many pupils, this is their first experience of being able to study towards any form of qualification. Pupils are, rightly, proud of their achievements. Pupils love coming to school and attend often. Pupils make exceptional progress in managing their behaviour. They begin to enjoy learning and grow in confidence during their time here. The school has an exceptionally rich and wide range of opportunities and experiences that go beyond the academic. Pupils enjoy these opportunities. Pupils learn how to act in a wide range of different situations and this helps to prepare them for life after school. For example, some pupils take responsibility for stocking the rewards vending machine, which is very popular.
Pupil numbers and mix
16 pupils on roll, with places for 18
Schools near The Gables Learning Centre
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tettenhall Wood School | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Wightwick Hall School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 4.8 |
| Ivetsey Bank Hospital School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Lamledge School | 5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 2.6 |
| Options Higford | 5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Louise Osborne
- Phone
- 01902916950
- Address
- The Gables Learning Centre, Beamish Lane, Albrighton, Albrighton, WV7 3AG
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- URN
- 149196
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.