Secondary
Lift Clacton
Pathfields Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1466 of 1550 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 101.5
- Pupils per adult
- 14.7
- Pupils
- 1,493
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
April 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
March 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
15%
30.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.45 |
| Entered the EBacc | 15% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 15% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.85 |
| A level students | 26 |
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 | 16% |
| 22/23 | 17% |
| 23/24 | 21% |
| 24/25 | 15% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 21.2 |
| 22/23 | 25.8 |
| 23/24 | 31.7 |
| 24/25 | 28.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.95 |
| 22/23 | -0.91 |
| 23/24 | -0.83 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31.6 |
| 22/23 | 30.3 |
| 23/24 | 30.3 |
| 24/25 | 30.0 |
Pathfields Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
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
- Marc Cologne
- Address
- Pathfields Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
- Telephone
- 01255428131