Secondary
Lift Maltings
Spinks Lane, Witham, CM8 1EP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 787 of 1100 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
42%
39.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 |
| Entered the EBacc | 19% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49% |
| 22/23 | 39% |
| 23/24 | 37% |
| 24/25 | 42% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.52 |
| 22/23 | -0.36 |
| 23/24 | -0.64 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.5 |
| 22/23 | 43.3 |
| 23/24 | 39.0 |
| 24/25 | 39.9 |
Spinks Lane, Witham, CM8 1EP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head of Academy
- Leanne Abbott-Jones
- Address
- Spinks Lane, Witham, CM8 1EP
- Telephone
- 01376512911