Established 1912 Headteacher Linda Exley DfE URN 137926 Tables Number of students 1,350 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Academy DfE number 881/5441 Phone +44 1206 842211 Founded 1912 | |
Location Brinkley Lane
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9PU
England Address Brinkley Ln, Colchester CO4 9PU, UK Similar St Helena School, The Stanway School, Colchester Royal Grammar, The Philip Morant School a, Colchester County High Sch Profiles | ||
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The Gilberd School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Colchester, Essex, England.
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History
The school originally opened on 12 July 1912 in buildings on North Hill, Colchester. During the 1930s the school became known as the North East Essex Technical College and School of Art; in 1959 the college was renamed the Gilberd County Technical School after Dr William Gilberd (also known as William Gilbert), the "father of electricity and magnetism" and medical advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. (The School of Art became the Colchester Institute.)
The school was one of three Grammar Schools in Colchester: the Royal Grammar School (boys), Colchester County High School (girls) and the Gilberd School (co-educational). Educational reorganisation made all schools co-educational while also turning the Gilberd School into a Comprehensive. Since 1987 the site has been used as Colchester Sixth Form College, and the school is based in Brinkley Lane in the Highwoods area of the town.
The school converted to academy status on 1 March 2012.
Overtime, the Gilberd School has been developing its facilities as more people are living in Highwoods. There are plans to build a new subject block and sports hall onto the school for completion summer 2015.
Highwoods Sports Centre makes use of the school's sports facilities in the evening and at weekends.
Lately the new Gilberd School sports hall has been opened and has eight basketball hoops and a climbing wall at the back. Another new feature is some new outdoor learning class rooms for P.E, and outdoor learning.