Lift MaltingsThurstable School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Maltings and Thurstable School are secondary schools.
Lift Maltings scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Thurstable School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Thurstable School is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Maltings was judged the expected standard and Thurstable School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for Lift Maltings and 41.9 for Thurstable School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Maltings (47.5 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Thurstable School (51.3 in 2021-22, 41.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WithamLift Maltings | ColchesterThurstable School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D47/100 | C55/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 64th of 80 in Essex | 37th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 841 | 1,031 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 1,275 | |
| Location | Witham, CM8 1EP | Colchester, CO5 0EW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 41.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.2% Stronger figure | 42.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.9% | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.3% | 47.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | 3.89 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 166 | 205 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 12 2021-22 | 51 2023-24 | |
| A-level average points | 26.5 2021-22 | 26.5 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 34.4 | |
| A-level average grade | C- 2021-22 | C- 2023-24 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported2021-22 | 27.3 2023-24 · England 35.1 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported2021-22 | 9.1% 2023-24 · England 17.1% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 841 | 1,031 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.8% | 19.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.5% | 2.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.9% | 15.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.8% | 9.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.8% | 24.2% Stronger figure | 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 Maltings
Thurstable School
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