The Trinity School
Free School · Year 7–Year 11 · 780 pupils
The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane, Colchester CO4 9PU
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,588
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,600
Local authority
Essex
Alpha Trust
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Gilberd School
The Gilberd School is a secondary academy in Colchester, Essex, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Alpha Trust.
It has 1,588 pupils on roll and room for 1,600. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 1,588
- Capacity
- 1,600 pupils
- Free school meals
- 15.40% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Alpha Trust
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137926
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