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The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane, Colchester CO4 9PU
The Gilberd School is a non-selective academy. It has 141 staff (about 127 FTEs), including 85 teachers (about 82 FTEs).
This school is a member of Alpha Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Trinity School, Colchester County High School for Girls and Manningtree High School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
(miles)
Score Name
1.2The Trinity School
1.7Colchester Academy
1.9St Helena School
2.4Colchester Royal Grammar School
2.8St Benedict's Catholic College
2.8Colchester County High School for Girls
3.0Philip Morant School and College
3.5The Thomas Lord Audley School
3.7Paxman Academy
4.0The Stanway School
6.1Manningtree High School
6.3East Bergholt High School
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £381 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.17, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 19.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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