Lift Clacton
About the school
Lift Clacton is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 June 2024
- Published
- 17 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 30
- Essex
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Essex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 15.00%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 37.20%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 14.60%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.45
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.85
AAB or better
- School
- 12.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1516
Girls
50.59%
Boys
49.41%
SEN support
23.68%
Education, health and care plan
2.70%
English as an additional language
2.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
56.95%
Overall absence
18.41
Persistent absence
47.85
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
242
Sustained education or employment
80%
Education
74%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
12%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
77
Sustained education or employment
61%
Higher education
18%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
34%