The Gilberd School is a secondary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 22/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brinkley Lane, Colchester, CO4 9PU
Website: www.gilberd.com
Telephone: 01206842211
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs L Exley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137926

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1586
Number of Boys: 829
Number of Girls: 757

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.31 Confidence interval 0.15 to 0.47
Of the 267 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 254 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:68%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.7
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brinkley Grove Primary School
Rawlings Crescent , Highwoods CO4 9GF 		3out of 4 125 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Highwoods Community Primary School
Tynedale Square , Highwoods CO4 9SN 		3out of 4 582 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
Clay Lane Grove , CO4 0HH 		3out of 4 1,057 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Camulos Academy
Whitmore Drive , Via Urbis Romanea CO4 6AL 		3out of 4 1,265 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Friars Grove Primary School
Upland Drive , CO4 0PZ 		3out of 4 1,688 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Trinity School
Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU 		- not rated 61 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL 		3out of 4 3,026 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB 		3out of 4 1,372 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
St Aubyn Centre , CO4 5HG 		4out of 4 1,724 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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