Lift New Rickstones
Secondary schoolLift New Rickstones is a secondary school in Braintree, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,221 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 9 November 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Lift New Rickstones was 42.5, against 43.1 in Braintree and 46.2 in England.
39.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Braintree | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.8% | 41.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61.9% | 62.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 181 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Southview SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), September 202240 m
- Elm Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)150 m
- Templars AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Chatten Free SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), March 2024800 m
- Rivenhall Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Witham Oaks AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Braintree
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).