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Lift Maltings

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Spinks Lane, Witham CM8 1EP · maltingsacademy.org · 01376 512911

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.9
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
787
72% of 1,100 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22.6%
First language not English
7.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Lift Schools

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 105 families put the school first and 128 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 172 (Places 177)172September 2023: 171 (Places 203)171September 2024: 133 (Places 163)133September 2025: 119 (Places 136)119September 2026: 105 (Places 128)105Places 128
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261281050.8100%
September 2025Sept 20251361190.9100%
September 2024Sept 20241631330.8100%
September 2023Sept 20232031710.8100%
September 2022Sept 2022177172197%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 42.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (21.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.9 (England 46.3)42.92017/18: 44.7 (England 46.5)44.72018/19: 43.0 (England 46.7)43.02021/22: 47.5 (England 48.8)47.52022/23: 43.3 (England 46.3)43.32023/24: 39.0 (England 45.9)39.02024/25: 39.9 (England 46.0)39.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.946.0
▼42.2%45.4%
●63.9%64.8%
▼19.3%40.5%
▼3.334.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form8.2−7.7
Sixth form college21.1−6.4
Further education43.3+15.3
Apprenticeship5.3+2.6
Employment7−4.5
Not in a lasting destination7.6−2.8
Activity not captured7.6+4.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 22.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 20.6 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 17.8 (England 32.1)D-2018/19: 21.4 (England 32.9)DEngland 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
30 studentsD (21.4)Well below average -0.93
31 studentsD (21.5)Well below average -0.93
32 studentsDist- (32.1)Above average +0.30
0%AAB or better
92.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1868D- (17.8)-0.81
2016/1763D (20.6)-0.70
2015/1662D+ (22.2)-0.49

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/22
Left in 2021/22
University23.5
Apprenticeship14.7
Employment26.5
Not in a lasting destination23.5
Activity not captured11.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Lift Maltings on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2024Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Sept 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Mar 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
62%
Positive
56%
Replies
90
11% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼49% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼58% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼64% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼57% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼59% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 43%

based on 33 parents (37%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼33% agreeEngland 63%

based on 30 parents (33%) with SEND

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