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Sir Frederick Gibberd College

Harlow, CM18 6RNSecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Dec 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
123 1st-choice / 138 offers made
Ranking
#1,752
of 3,141 nationally

About Sir Frederick Gibberd College

Sir Frederick Gibberd College is a state-funded secondary school in Harlow, East of England, for pupils aged 11 to 19 for boys and girls. DfE data records 880 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 800.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (3 Dec 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 44.0 for 2024/25. admissions data records 123 first-preference applications and 138 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
AddressTendring Road, Harlow, Harlow, CM18 6RN
HeadteacherMs Jo Doyle
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils880
Free School Meals (FSM)27.6%
School Capacity880 / 800 (110% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Dec 2024
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Sixth Form Provision
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 27 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:15-16:00

Source: sirfrederickgibberdcollege.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Sir Frederick Gibberd College

Sir Frederick Gibberd College has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.