Sir Frederick Gibberd College

URN 143697·Secondary·Free schools·Bmat Education·Compare

Flags

5

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsStaff costs at 78.3% of incomeIn-year deficit of 4.4%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 8.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,458.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-4.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 28.9%.

Staff costs at 78.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.

In-year deficit of 4.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Overall absence at 8.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

3 December 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.63.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)43.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.48.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

843

Capacity

800 (105%)

Free school meals

26.9%

English additional lang.

19.5%

Ethnicity

White British 59.8%Asian 4.0%Black 7.8%Mixed 6.6%Chinese 0.6%Other 0.7%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

55.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

15.2

Mean salary

£45,487

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

22.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.1%

Unauthorised absence

3.6%

2024/25 · 844 pupils