Secondary
Lift Tendring
Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1464 of 1980 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 103.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 106.6
- Pupils per adult
- 15.6
- Pupils
- 1,668
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 May 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
November 2021
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
November 2019
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
31%
36.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.88 |
| Entered the EBacc | 8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% |
| A level average points per entry | 26.04 |
| A level students | 54 |
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 | 42% |
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 31% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32.0 |
| 22/23 | 25.7 |
| 23/24 | 24.9 |
| 24/25 | 26.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.36 |
| 22/23 | -0.19 |
| 23/24 | -0.36 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.1 |
| 22/23 | 40.8 |
| 23/24 | 38.9 |
| 24/25 | 36.9 |
Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
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
- Principal
- Tom Burt
- Address
- Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
- Telephone
- 01255672116