Lift Maltings
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D45
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Witham, CM8 1EP
- Distance
- 8.1km away
Plume School
Fambridge Road, Maldon, CM9 6AB
Local ranking47th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1841
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 292
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Higher education
- 40.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
140
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 291
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1786
- Boys
- 913 (51%)
- Girls
- 876 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1841 (97% full)
- SEND
- 19.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.4%
- EAL
- 3.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 17.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 116.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,220/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
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.4%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- White Irish: 0.5%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
90.4%
White British
4.2%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Fambridge Road
Maldon, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137790
- UKPRN
- 10035963
- Establishment No.
- 5402
- Trust
- PLUME SCHOOL
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