Lift New Rickstones
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Essex
Conrad Road, Witham, CM8 2SD
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
23.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,221
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
210 of 210 families who put it first got an offer
232
Places offered
451
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 210 | 210 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 120 | 11 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 60 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 61 | 5 | ● 8% |
| Total | 451 | 229 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Jones
- Address
- Conrad Road, Witham, CM8 2SD
- Phone
- 01376515756
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Silver End & Cressing · Witham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135651
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
1,221 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
09 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,120 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.00 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.55 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.82 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| A-level students | 19 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 176 | 15% | 50% | 76% | |
| English Language | 172 | 11% | 40% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 4% | 39% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 143 | 6% | 37% | 62% | |
| History | 113 | 19% | 43% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 13% | 38% | 50% | |
| Business | 46 | 28% | 50% | 57% | |
| French | 45 | 7% | 49% | 64% | |
| Social Studies | 42 | 10% | 38% | 55% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 8% | 21% | 38% | |
| Geography | 28 | 11% | 46% | 61% | |
| Physics | 26 | 35% | 85% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16647: New Rickstones Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 21% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 25% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.