Lift Clacton
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Clacton on Sea, 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 Clacton is a secondary school in Clacton on Sea, Essex for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Lift Clacton 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 2024/25, 15% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- Year 7 2026 had 176 first-choice applications for 209 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 33 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 55.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.3% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
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
- Pathfields Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,466 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Clacton Coastal Academy shines brightly at the heart of its community.”
- “Pupils recognise they attend an inclusive and rapidly improving school.”
- “Sixth-form students are grateful for the extensive opportunities they receive.”
To improve
- “In the past, pupils have not achieved well enough.”
- “However, sometimes, learning is not adapted well enough for pupils with SEND.”
- “In these instances, pupils can struggle to keep up.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2024 (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) | 15% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 30 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 176 first-preference applications, 209 offers in total, 176 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.
- Clacton County High School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Colne Community School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift Tendring 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School 10.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manningtree High School 10.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Colchester Academy 10.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Lord Audley School 11.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Colchester Royal Grammar School 12.4 mi No Ofsted grade