The Gilberd School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 4 2025 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
- 1574 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 66.9%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 6.6%
African 4.8%
Indian 4.3%
Other 3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.8%
Chinese 1.8%
Other Black 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.76
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 90 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
The Gilberd School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 320
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 377
- 2nd preference
- 409
- 3rd preference
- 184
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 280
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 325 171 154 |
| Year 8 | 324 162 162 |
| Year 9 | 312 155 157 |
| Year 10 | 306 159 147 |
| Year 11 | 307 157 150 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |