Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Tendring Road, Harlow, CM18 6RN
880 pupils · 110% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2024, published 27 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 43.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 48.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 138 | 123 | 349 | 137 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 178 | 169 | 437 | 178 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 137 | 446 | 158 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 211 | 206 | 585 | 210 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 192 | 164 | 485 | 191 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 175 | 156 | 459 | 175 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 120 | 83 | 319 | 103 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Bmat Stem Academy 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Passmores Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Burnt Mill Academy 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mark Hall Academy 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.