Lift New Rickstones
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Witham, CM8 2SD
- Distance
- 2.4km away
Lift Maltings
Spinks Lane, Witham, CM8 1EP
Local ranking66th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2022 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 162
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2021-22
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 33.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2021-22*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.5
Avg Points/Entry
12
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 52
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 841
- Boys
- 386 (49%)
- Girls
- 401 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (72% full)
- SEND
- 15.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.8%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 11.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,905/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.0%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Black African: 3.7%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
80.0%
White British
4.3%
White Other
3.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Spinks Lane
Witham, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 135653
- UKPRN
- 10024183
- Establishment No.
- 6907
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
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