Sir Frederick Gibberd College | Secondary with sixth form in Harlow | Ofsted & DfE

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

44%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

48%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

459.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

843

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

44%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

48%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

459.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

843

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

44%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

48%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

459.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

843

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityEssex

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Sir Frederick Gibberd College · Secondary with sixth form · Essex

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

63%

-7pp

71%67%63%

'24'25

'25 · 63%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

44%

-4pp

47%46%44%

'24'25

'25 · 44%

Attainment 8

44.0

-2.2

46.245.144.0

'24'25

'25 · 44.0

EBacc entry

48%

+7pp

48%45%41%

'24'25

'25 · 48%

EBacc APS

459.4

-18.4

477.9468.6459.4

'24'25

'25 · 459.4

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

843

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

20%

FSM eligible

29%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Tendring Road, Harlow, CM18 6RN

Local authority

Essex

Website

http://www.sirfrederickgibberdcollege.org/

Telephone

01279307235

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	63%	44%	44.0	Not applicable	48%	459.4	53%	843
2023/24	71%	47%	46.2	-0.09	41%	477.9	49%	779
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	652
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	440

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2023/24	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not applicable	Not eligible	6
2022/23	35.4	B-	—	29%	21

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	843	21.4	15%	20%	29%	9%	23%
2023/24	779	17.5	13%	14%	28%	6%	18%
2022/23	652	17.1	11%	12%	29%	5%	12%
2021/22	440	16.3	13%	10%	30%	4%	8%
2020/21	239	19.6	18%	10%	30%	—	—