Lift Clacton

Lift Clacton at a glance

Located in Clacton on Sea, Essex, Lift Clacton is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 1,516 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 30.0 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

15% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 37% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Lift Clacton their first choice was offered one of its 209 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 80% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 14.8%. There are about 16.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 57% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.