Lift GreenswardThe King Edmund School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Lift Greensward and The King Edmund School are secondary schools.

  • Lift Greensward scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The King Edmund School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lift Greensward is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lift Greensward was judged Good and The King Edmund School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Lift Greensward and 36.3 for The King Edmund School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Greensward (52.4 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The King Edmund School (41.8 in 2021-22, 36.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lift Greensward versus The King Edmund School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HockleyLift GreenswardRochfordThe King Edmund SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking18th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure68th 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 1,354
Capacity1,650 1,600
LocationHockley, SS5 5HG Rochford, SS4 1TL
GCSE results
Attainment 849.4 Stronger figure36.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths55.8% Stronger figure22.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths77.3% Stronger figure49.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc20.4% Stronger figure7.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.16 Stronger figure2.86 4.09
Cohort269 236
A-level results
A-level entries134 56
A-level average points35.1 Stronger figure22.0 35.0
A-level average gradeB- D+
Best 3 A-levels points37.5 Stronger figure19.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.3% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,613 1,354
Free school meals (ever 6)14.2% 33.5%
English as an additional language2.3% 6.6%
SEN support13.2% 10.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% Stronger figure9.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.2% Stronger figure28.1% 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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