Lift Tendring
Academy converter secondary school in Frinton-on-Sea (Essex).
Attainment 8
40.6
▼ 5.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
35.4%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
85.8%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.9
▲ 2.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
30.3%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.1%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
74%
1,464 / 1,980 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Lift Tendring is one of 58 schools run by Lift Schools.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Anglesey | Primary | Staffordshire | 621 | - | Good 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Lift Ashingdon | Primary | Essex | 206 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Aylward | Secondary | Enfield | 1,324 | - | Report card 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Barton Hill | Primary | Torbay | 568 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Beacon | Primary | Leicestershire | 379 | - | Report card 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Beacon High | Secondary | Islington | 414 | - | Good 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Lift Bexleyheath | Secondary | Bexley | 1,474 | - | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Broadlands | Secondary | Bath and North East Somerset | 314 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Brockworth | Primary | Gloucestershire | 386 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Caldicotes | Primary | Middlesbrough | 234 | - | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Charles Warren | Primary | Milton Keynes | 182 | - | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Clacton | Secondary | Essex | 1,466 | - | Good 2024 |
| Lift Cottingley | Primary | Leeds | 242 | - | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Lift Crescent View | Special | Gloucestershire | 60 | - | Good 2024 |
| Lift East Wichel | Primary | Swindon | - | - | Outstanding 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Lift Feversham | Primary | Bradford | 478 | - | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Firth Park | Secondary | Sheffield | 1,115 | - | Key judgements 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Four Dwellings Primary | Primary | Birmingham | 317 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | Secondary | Birmingham | 534 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Green Way | Primary | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 414 | - | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2016) |
| Lift Greensward | Secondary | Essex | 1,605 | - | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Lift Greenwood | Secondary | Birmingham | 935 | - | Report card 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Hall Road | Primary | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 289 | - | Good 2024 |
| Lift Hamford | Primary | Essex | 393 | - | Good 2022 |
| Lift Hazelwood | Primary | Swindon | 252 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Hockley | Primary | Essex | 331 | - | Report card 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Kingsley | Secondary | Hounslow | 971 | - | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Kingswood | Secondary | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 1,592 | - | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Lea Forest | Primary | Birmingham | 536 | - | Outstanding 2022 |
| Lift Maltings | Secondary | Essex | 787 | - | Report card 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Meadstead | Primary | Barnsley | 215 | - | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Montgomery | Primary | Birmingham | 466 | - | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Lift New Forest | Secondary | Hampshire | 504 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift New Rickstones | Secondary | Essex | 1,221 | - | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Lift Newington | Primary | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 394 | - | Outstanding 2019Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given |
| Lift Newlands | Special | Southwark | 79 | - | Good 2023 |
| Lift Noel Park | Primary | Haringey | 617 | - | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019) |
| Lift North Ormesby | Primary | Middlesbrough | 233 | - | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Lift North Thoresby | Primary | Lincolnshire | 98 | - | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Offa's Mead | Primary | Gloucestershire | 128 | - | Good 2022 |
| Lift Percy Shurmer | Primary | Birmingham | 459 | - | Outstanding 2023 |
| Lift Plumberow | Primary | Essex | 633 | - | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Lift Rawlett | Secondary | Staffordshire | 926 | - | Key judgements 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Richmond Park | Secondary | Richmond upon Thames | 1,046 | - | Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
| Lift Ryde | Secondary | Isle of Wight | 1,461 | - | Good 2022 |
| Lift Shafton | Primary | Barnsley | 247 | - | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2015) |
| Lift Sir Herbert Leon | Secondary | Milton Keynes | 589 | - | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Lift St Helen's | Primary | Barnsley | 183 | - | Good 2024 |
| Lift St James the Great | Primary | Kent | 176 | - | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Lift Tamworth | Secondary | Staffordshire | 636 | - | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Lift Tendring (this school) | Secondary | Essex | 1,464 | - | Good 2024 |
| Lift Trinity | Primary | Haringey | 466 | - | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2016) |
| Lift Unity City | Secondary | Middlesbrough | 1,033 | - | Report card 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Utterby | Primary | Lincolnshire | 67 | - | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Lift Westerings | Primary | Essex | 417 | - | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Lift Winton | Secondary | Hampshire | 978 | - | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Lift Wishmore | Special | Surrey | 92 | - | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| The Bridge Pioneer | Special | Essex | 201 | - | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2019) |
| 58 schools | 33,448 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
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- Governance
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