The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane, Colchester, CO4 9PU
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,588 (830 boys, 758 girls)
- Capacity: 1600
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 15.4%
- Telephone: 01206842211
- Ofsted: Outstanding (21 Nov 2018); ungraded inspection 5 Feb 2025: Standards maintained
- Attainment 8: 49.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 1183 applications, 306 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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