The Gilberd School
About the school
The Gilberd School is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 February 2025
- Published
- 25 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53.4
- Essex
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Essex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 58.20%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.10%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 31.40%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.76
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1574
Girls
48.92%
Boys
51.08%
SEN support
10.23%
Education, health and care plan
2.41%
English as an additional language
12.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.26%
Overall absence
7.09
Persistent absence
15.69
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
327
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%