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The Gilberd School

Colchester, CO4 9PUSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Feb 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.3×
More first choices than offers made
401 1st-choice / 306 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#589 of 3,141 nationally

About The Gilberd School

The Gilberd School is a state-funded secondary school in Colchester, East of England, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,588 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,600.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (5 Feb 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 53.4 for 2024/25. admissions data records 401 first-preference applications and 306 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressBrinkley Lane, Colchester, Colchester, CO4 9PU
HeadteacherMr James Mitchell
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils1,588
Free School Meals (FSM)15.4%
School Capacity1,588 / 1,600 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (5 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 9 Jan 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:20

Source: gilberd.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Gilberd School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.