SCHOOL PROFILE

Lift Clacton: data, trends and context

Lift Clacton is a secondary school in Essex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
135957
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Essex
Region
East of England
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Postcode
CO15 3JL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,466
FSM eligible
55.4%
EAL / First language other than English
4.6%
SEND (total)
29.1%
SEN Support
25.9%
EHCP
3.1%
White British
83.6%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
81.6%
Overall absence
18.4%
Persistent absence
47.8%
Severe absence
13.2%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
EssexLocal authority91.2%8.8%3.6%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
10.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
5.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.40%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
30.0
English & maths grade 5+
15.0%
English & maths grade 4+
37.2%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Lift Clacton against 25 similar schools

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Lift Clacton is a secondary school in Essex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.