GEMS School of Excellence, Lucknow (SCR)

Admission is open from Pre-K for children aged two and above, followed by three foundation stage years (FS1 to FS3, with entry at ages 3, 4 and 5). Grade 1 starts at six, and pupils then continue through the primary and middle-school grades. In its current phase the school runs up to Grade 9, the highest grade listed in its admissions table, with an entry age of 14 for that grade.

The school follows the GEMS vision of an exceptional, high-quality education that meets the needs of an international community. Its mission is to form creative and compassionate global citizens able to work alongside diverse communities and to act mindfully for a better tomorrow. Four core values guide daily life: Care, meaning empathy and attentive listening; Excellence, through high standards and personal best; One Team, putting shared goals first; and Always Learning, staying curious and open to improvement.

The campus combines spaces for early learning, creativity, technology and sport. Young children work in a Montessori lab with hands-on didactic materials and a Eurisko lab designed for heuristic play. A robotics lab supports design, building and coding projects, and a Reggio-inspired atelier is used for art and making, alongside two music labs. Outdoors there is a running track, a skating rink, a football court, a cricket pitch, a basketball court and a play area for younger children.