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%
White British 59.8%
Other White 14.1%
African 6.8%
Mixed 6.6%
Unclassified 6.4%
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
School 48%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.7
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
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 |