[EduAtlas](https://eduatlas.org/) › [United Kingdom](https://eduatlas.org/hiring/gb) # The Gilberd School The Gilberd School is a secondary academy in Colchester, United Kingdom with 1,588 pupils, part of Alpha Trust. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 21 November 2018. As of 14 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher of English & Drama (closes 23 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas. Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies). - **Head:** James Mitchell, Headteacher - **Trust or group:** Alpha Trust - **Type:** Academy, Secondary - **Pupils:** 1,588 pupils · 48% girls · 15.4% eligible for free school meals · 13.1% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26 - **Special needs:** 164 (10.3%) on SEN support · 44 (2.8%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - **Local authority:** Essex - **Location:** Colchester, CO4 9PU, United Kingdom - **Telephone:** 01206842211 - **Visa sponsorship:** Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Alpha Trust. — Register of licensed sponsors, 11 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does. - **Website:** [gilberd.com](https://www.gilberd.com/) - **Register number:** URN 137926 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137926)) - **Ofsted:** Outstanding, inspected 21 November 2018 — Since then: Standards maintained (ungraded inspection, 4 February 2025) ## Vacancies (1) - [Teacher of English & Drama](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/17iccg142g4-teacher-of-english-drama) · Salary £34,069 to £52,835 a year · Closes 23 Nov · Full time, part time · We wish to appoint an outstanding Teacher of English & Drama, to join our innovative and highly successful English Team at The Gilberd School.Proven teaching success and the… ## Exam results | Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 provisional | 49.9 | 49.7% | | 2024/25 | 53.4 | 58.2% | | 2023/24 | 51.5 | 54.6% | Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26. ## Inspections | Date | Inspection | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | | 4 February 2025 | Ungraded inspection | Standards maintained | | 21 November 2018 | Graded inspection | Outstanding | Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement. ## Staff | Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 84.7 | 18.8 | – | 0 | £53,734 | | 2024/25 | 83.5 | 18.9 | 11% | 0 | £48,226 | | 2023/24 | 79.1 | 19.8 | 14% | 0 | £44,604 | | 2022/23 | 82.4 | 18.9 | 12% | 0 | £42,189 | | 2021/22 | 87.2 | 18.0 | 10% | 0 | £43,247 | | 2020/21 | 82.3 | 19.3 | 12% | 0 | £42,388 | Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included. ## Attendance | Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 6.6% | 1.9% | 15.2% | 3.0% | | 2024/25 | 6.8% | 2.0% | 15.0% | 3.4% | | 2023/24 | 7.0% | 1.8% | 17.5% | 3.2% | | 2022/23 | 7.3% | 1.5% | 17.5% | 2.9% | | 2021/22 | 8.0% | 1.2% | 23.1% | 1.4% | | 2020/21 | 2.3% | 0.4% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures). 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