The Gilberd School

URN 137926·Secondary·Academy converter·Alpha Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,605.75

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

61.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

16.2%

of income

In-year balance

+1.8%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

21 November 2018 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

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 46.53.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.77.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)58.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.31.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,574

Capacity

1,600 (98%)

Free school meals

14.1%

English additional lang.

12.2%

Ethnicity

White British 66.9%Asian 8.4%Black 6.2%Mixed 6.7%Chinese 1.8%Other 3.0%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

83.5

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

18.9

Mean salary

£48,226

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

2024/25 · 1,612 pupils