Sir Frederick Gibberd College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 143697
- Address
- Tendring Road, CM18 6RN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 843 (45% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 6.4% |
| Mixed | 6.6% |
| African | 6.8% |
| Other White | 14.1% |
| White British | 59.8% |
| Pakistani | 1.7% |
| Indian | 1.3% |
| Other | 0.7% |
| Other Asian | 0.6% |
| Other Black | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 0.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.4% |
| Caribbean | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 48% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 44% |
| Local authority average | 43% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 44 |
| Local authority average | 45.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.1 |
| Local authority average | 3.97 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 112 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| Geography | GCSE | 61 |
| History | GCSE | 29 |
| Latin | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 129
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 82 95 |
| Year 8 | 214 124 90 |
| Year 9 | 159 99 60 |
| Year 10 | 148 76 72 |
| Year 11 | 112 59 53 |
| Year 12 | 33 12 21 |