Lift Tendring
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Frinton-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 Tendring is a secondary school in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Lift Tendring 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
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as was the case at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 210 first-choice applications for 228 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th lowest 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
- Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,464 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Tendring Technology College.”
- “They are safe and can learn in a productive environment.”
- “Pupils have seen dramatic improvements to their educational experience since the school’s last full inspection in November 2021.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, pupils’ knowledge is not always checked effectively.”
- “Equally, some pupils do not always respond to the feedback they receive.”
- “As a result, some pupils in these subjects do not understand how to refine their skills further.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.9 | 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: 210 first-preference applications, 228 offers in total, 210 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 5.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lift Clacton 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Colne Community School 9.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Manningtree High School 10.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Colchester Academy 13.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Lord Audley School 15.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Gilberd School 15.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published