Lift Maltings
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Witham, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Lift Maltings is a secondary school in Witham, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Lift Maltings catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, every Year 7 applicant was offered a place, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 105 first-choice applications for 128 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 23 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 39.9 (England 46).
- The 2024/25 GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above result was the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Spinks Lane, Witham, CM8 1EP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 787 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are increasingly proud of their school.”
- “They value the positive relationships and calm environment.”
- “Overall, they get on well together and welcome others into their school community.”
To improve
- “Although pupils' achievement is improving, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “Occasionally, support for pupils with SEND is not precise enough.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not engage in their learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 105 first-preference applications, 128 offers in total, 105 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Lift New Rickstones 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plume School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Thurstable School 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alec Hunter Academy 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Honywood School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Boswells School 6.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chelmer Valley High School 7.3 mi Good Last distance published