Lift Clacton
Ofsted: Good
Score
D40
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3JL
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Clacton County High School
Walton Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Local ranking56th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2320
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 290
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 35.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 47.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
104
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 311
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1854
- Boys
- 939 (50%)
- Girls
- 947 (50%)
- Capacity
- 2320 (81% full)
- SEND
- 16.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.5%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 114.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,315/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
- 9.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 86.1%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
86.1%
White British
3.2%
White Other
2.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Walton Road
Clacton-on-Sea, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138084
- UKPRN
- 10036670
- Establishment No.
- 5444
- Trust
- THE SIGMA TRUST
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