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The Gilberd School

The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane
Colchester
Essex
England
CO49PU

📞 phone: 01206 842211

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr James Mitchell

✉️ reveal email: admi…@gilberd.essex.sch.ukreveal

🌍 web: www.gilberd.com

1565 pupils mixed gender
1500 pupils capacity: 104% full

803 boys 51%

762 girls 49%

Last updated:

Concrete closures: will remain closed until 11 September for students in years eight, nine, ten and eleven, with year seven pupils returning on 12 September — Admin  

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
137926
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
5441
Open date
1. March 2012
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 600742, Northing: 228148
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.916, Longitude: 0.91744
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
21. November 2018
Region › Const. › Ward
East of England › Colchester › Highwoods
Free school meals %
13.00
Trust
ALPHA TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10036667

School governors

  • Ms Debbie Emm, Local Governor 2. July 2021—1. July 2025
  • Mr Richard Norfolk, Local Governor 2. July 2021—1. July 2025
  • Ms Shiela Winwright, Local Governor 12. December 2023—26. November 2027
  • Mr Dex Jezierski, Local Governor 9. October 2022—8. October 2026
  • Mrs Emmanuelle Anning, Local Governor 18. October 2022—17. October 2026
  • Ms Virginia Bevan, Local Governor 14. March 2023—13. March 2027
  • Ms Linda Gous, Chair of Local Governing Body 8. December 2021—7. December 2025
  • Ms Sarah Murphy, Local Governor 12. July 2023—11. July 2027
  • Ms Harriet Bateman, Local Governor 12. July 2023—11. July 2027
  • Mr James Mitchell, Local Governor 1. September 2023—None
  • Mrs Jo Rogers, Local Governor 17. October 2023—17. October 2027
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