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Over the last eighty years, Gunnersbury Catholic School has provided a truly outstanding education for Catholic Boys in West London and beyond. As we embrace the ever-changing opportunities and challenges of the 21st century, the traditions and values of Gunnersbury Catholic School at our formation in 1932 are still very apt and remain evident within the school today. Pupils at Gunnersbury Catholic School continue to experience an education that develops all aspects of their personal and encourages them to strive for higher things, Ad Altiora. Gunnersbury Catholic School is a thriving, vibrant, and caring learning community within which pupils are stretched intellectually and foster a love of learning, whilst feeling valued, happy and safe. Our approach to learning and our knowledge of how boys learn has enabled academic achievement of the highest order. In addition to facilitating academic success, life at Gunnersbury provides the platform, challenge, and expertise for our students to grow spiritually, develop morally and socially, enhance their sporting talents, and further their artistic gifts. Expectations of all pupils are high and our school has a reputation for being a happy, friendly, stimulating and caring environment in which everyone is given the opportunity and support to complete their studies successfully and to reach their full potential. A noted feature of the school is the friendly atmosphere of cooperation and mutual respect, and the supportive relationships among all who work there. As a single-sex Catholic school, we have been able to create a unique environment. Ours is a school within which boys take pride in succeeding, where the pupils strive to achieve the very highest and where there is an unrelenting desire to do even better. At Gunnersbury Catholic School successes and achievements in all spheres are proudly celebrated by the boys. Gunnersbury Catholic School has maintained seventy years of tradition in providing education to the boys of Brentford and District. We form part of the Diocese of Westminster's mission educating young people in the whole of London, north of the Thames. Gunnersbury Catholic School's desire to continuously improve the learning opportunities for its pupils is reflected in the school's mission statement "Gunnersbury Catholic School strives to educate all its pupils within an environment where the Catholic traditions of learning, truth, justice, respect, and community are promoted. It encourages all to engage in as broad an interpretation of education as is possible, and one which is in keeping with the motto 'Ad Altiora' - ‘To Higher Things.’” Gunnersbury provides its pupils with a rich and diverse curriculum. Our teachers are experts in and passionate about their subject specialisms and learning (both inside and outside the classroom) ventures beyond the examination specifications. At Gunnersbury, we aim to inspire in our pupils a love for learning and discovery. We regularly review and self evaluate to provide learning opportunities that meet the needs and interests of all learners, to develop each pupil's knowledge, experience, imagination, and intercultural understanding, at the same time fostering an awareness of moral values and a capacity for enjoyment which will enable him to be an active participant in a global society. View full school