Lift New Rickstones
About the school
Lift New Rickstones 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
- 9 November 2023
- Published
- 14 December 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.6
- 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
- 35.20%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 61.90%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.70%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.55
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.82
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1204
Girls
46.68%
Boys
53.32%
SEN support
16.03%
Education, health and care plan
3.90%
English as an additional language
4.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.30%
Overall absence
9.21
Persistent absence
23.21
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
169
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
50
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
26%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
46%