The Gilberd School

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The Gilberd School
Giberdschoollogo.jpg
Address
The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane

Colchester
,
Essex
,
CO4 9PU

England
Coordinates 51°54′56″N0°55′03″E / 51.91565°N 0.91744°E / 51.91565; 0.91744
Information
Type Academy
Established1912
Department for Education URN 137926 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherLinda Exley
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1,586
Website http://www.gilberd.com/

The Gilberd School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, in Colchester, Essex, England.

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History

The school originally opened on 12 July 1912 in buildings on North Hill, Colchester. During the 1930s the school became known as the North East Essex Technical College and School of Art; in 1959 the college was renamed the Gilberd County Technical School after Dr William Gilberd (also known as William Gilbert). The School of Art became the Colchester Institute.

The school was one of three Grammar Schools in Colchester: the Royal Grammar School (boys), Colchester County High School (girls) and the Gilberd School (co-educational). Educational reorganisation made all schools co-educational while also turning the Gilberd School into a Comprehensive. Since 1987 the site has been used as Colchester Sixth Form College, and the school is based in Brinkley Lane in the Highwoods area of the town.

The school converted to academy status on 1 March 2012.

In 2023 the school was found to have potentially structurally unsound buildings due to the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as a building material. [1]

Academic results

The school's 2016 GCSE results were above the national average, with a Progress 8 score of 0.17. 67% of students achieved grades A*-C in GCSE English and Mathematics. [2]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Which schools have closed, shut buildings or moved over aerated concrete?". BBC News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Gilberd School - GOV.UK - Find and compare schools in England". Find and compare schools in England. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Marston, Carl (16 February 2012). "Alex Gilbey signs long-term deal with U's". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Faculty of English". www.english.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Blur drummer Dave Rowntree on debut album and Colchester". Daily Gazette . 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.


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