About

Built by people who have worked in schools

Gatehouse is made by Elm Education, a UK company that builds teacher training and school improvement tools. Admissions is simply the first conversation a family has with a school — and it deserves the same care as the classroom.

Why we built it

The first impression is a web page at midnight

Schools spend years building a reputation, then hand the first contact to a contact form that replies in two days. Meanwhile the family who wrote it has read four other websites.

We built Gatehouse because the fix is not more staff or a bigger prospectus. It is being able to answer honestly, immediately, in the family's own language — and making sure the school hears about it.

Our rule from the first day: it may only say what a school has approved. An assistant that invents a fee has cost that school more than it ever saved.

Phil Lupton, founder

Teacher, school leader and national education adviser with more than 25 years' experience across the UK and internationally, working with ministries, school groups and individual schools. Elm Education grew out of that work.

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The family of products

Three products, one belief

Every child deserves a great teacher, wherever in the world they go to school. Each of our products serves a different part of that.

Gatehouse

Answers families the moment they ask, so schools fill their places with the families who fit them.

Setting The Standard

An online teacher development course accredited by The CPD Standards Office, building shared knowledge of what effective teaching looks like.

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Learnalyze

AI lesson analysis and coaching that shows leaders what is actually happening in classrooms, measured against their inspection framework.

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How we work

What you can expect from us

Gatehouse is a new product from an established company. We say so plainly: early schools get our full attention, a direct line to the founder, and influence over what gets built next.

Company details

Elm Education Ltd

Registered in England & Wales, company number 14838329, Wokingham, United Kingdom.
General enquiries: hello@elmeducation.org

Come and talk to us

We will tell you honestly whether Gatehouse suits your school.

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