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
- 779 (38% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.6%
- Girls
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 64.2%
Other White 12.2%
Mixed 7%
African 5.4%
Unclassified 4.5%
Indian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 39%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 43%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.2
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.12
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 116 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 116 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| French | GCSE | 43 |
| Geography | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 224 127 97 |
| Year 8 | 166 102 64 |
| Year 9 | 164 88 76 |
| Year 10 | 109 57 52 |
| Year 11 | 116 59 57 |
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