Sir Frederick Gibberd College

State-Funded School

sir-frederick-gibberd-college-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

HarlowConstituency

CM18 6RNPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Sir Frederick Gibberd College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 880 pupils. Sir Frederick Gibberd College is part of BMAT EDUCATION.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.1

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

880

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 880
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BMAT EDUCATION

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jan 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.