Lift GreenswardThe FitzWimarc School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Lift Greensward and The FitzWimarc School are secondary schools.

  • Lift Greensward scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The FitzWimarc School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lift Greensward is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lift Greensward was judged Good and The FitzWimarc School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Lift Greensward and 45.2 for The FitzWimarc School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Greensward (52.4 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The FitzWimarc School (51.8 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lift Greensward versus The FitzWimarc School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HockleyLift GreenswardRayleighThe FitzWimarc SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking18th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure32nd of 80 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,613 1,787
Capacity1,650 1,820
LocationHockley, SS5 5HG Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
GCSE results
Attainment 849.4 Stronger figure45.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths55.8% Stronger figure41.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths77.3% Stronger figure64.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc20.4% 54.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.16 Stronger figure4.01 4.09
Cohort269 289
A-level results
A-level entries134 135
A-level average points35.1 Stronger figure35.0 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points37.5 Stronger figure34.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.3% Stronger figure10.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,613 1,787
Free school meals (ever 6)14.2% 15.2%
English as an additional language2.3% 1.8%
SEN support13.2% 8.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% Stronger figure7.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.2% Stronger figure21.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lift Greensward

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