The Gilberd School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 22 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137926
- Address
- Brinkley Lane, CO4 9PU
- Website
- www.gilberd.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1565 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 11.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 69.2%
Mixed 7.3%
Other White 6.4%
African 3.8%
Indian 3.7%
Other 2.7%
Chinese 1.5%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other Black 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.44
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 23 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 24 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 145 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 59 |
Admissions
The Gilberd School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 319
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 375
- 2nd preference
- 366
- 3rd preference
- 203
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 320 163 157 |
| Year 8 | 310 155 155 |
| Year 9 | 307 159 148 |
| Year 10 | 312 160 152 |
| Year 11 | 316 166 150 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.2% |