# Alternatives to The Gilberd School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Gilberd School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Gilberd School, for comparison

1.31 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [The Trinity School, Colchester](/school/143701/the-trinity-school) | 0.0 mi north-west | 0.71 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Colchester Academy, Colchester](/school/136195/colchester-academy) | 1.7 mi south-east | 0.66 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Helena School, Colchester](/school/137944/st-helena-school) | 1.9 mi south-west | 0.65 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester](/school/149899/colchester-royal-grammar-school) | 2.4 mi south-west | 2.19 | 2026 | Exceptional | no | not recorded |
| [Colchester County High School for Girls, Colchester](/school/137515/colchester-county-high-school-for-girls) | 2.8 mi south-west | 1.69 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [St Benedict's Catholic College, Colchester](/school/115382/st-benedict-s-catholic-college) | 2.8 mi south-west | 1.23 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/137926/the-gilberd-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/137926/the-gilberd-school