Introduction
The Gilberd School is a comprehensive foundation school with under 1400 students aged between 11 and 16. The school was opened in 1912 in the Highwoods area of Colchester. It is named after Dr William Gilberd who was a pioneer of the study of magentism, he was also known as the ‘father of electricty, and was a medical advisor to Queen Elizabeth.
The Gilberd has been a specialist mathematics and computing college since September 2002. In September 2007, the school was awarded a second specialism in sports and drama. The Gilberd holds both the Artsmark Gold and the Sportsmark awards, recognising the amount of curriculum and extra-curricular provision made in these areas, together with a BECTA award for information and communication technology (ICT), Investors in People, and Healthy Schools status. |
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