The Gilberd School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Colchester, CO4 9PU
- Distance
- 0.1km away
The Trinity School
Carris Close, Colchester, CO4 6ED
Local ranking79th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Strong
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 597
- Boys
- 292 (49%)
- Girls
- 305 (51%)
- Capacity
- 900 (66% full)
- SEND
- 17.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.1%
- EAL
- 10.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 14.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,819/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 71.1%
- White Other: 8.1%
- Black African: 4.4%
- Asian Indian: 3.5%
- Other: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
71.1%
White British
8.1%
White Other
4.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Carris Close
Colchester, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 143701
- UKPRN
- 10088816
- Establishment No.
- 4021
- Trust
- ALPHA TRUST
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