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Lift Greensward
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Greensward Lane, Hockley SS5 5HG · sites.google.com · 01702 202571
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,605
- 97% of 1,650 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lift Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 266 families put the school first and 266 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 266 | 266 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 266 | 288 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 267 | 288 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 242 | 219 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 268 | 258 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.4, and 55.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47 | −6 |
| Further education | 38.3 | +5.4 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | 0 |
| Employment | 5.6 | +2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 students | B- (35.1) | Above average +0.26 | |
| 134 students | B- (35.1) | Above average +0.26 | |
| 57 students | Dist- (32.3) | Average +0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 118 | C+ (33.6) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 109 | C+ (33.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 128 | B (40.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 104 | B- (36.2) | +0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 99 | C+ (31.7) | +0.32 |
| 2016/17 | 113 | C (30.3) | +0.34 |
| 2015/16 | 111 | C- (26.1) | +0.31 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 49.2 | −1.9 |
| Further and other education | 3.3 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 0.8 | — |
| Other education | 2.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.8 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 26.2 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Lift Greensward was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (226 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 226
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (16%) with SEND