# Lift New Rickstones

Lift 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.

Secondary school. Code E135651. [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,221
- Council: Braintree
- URN: 135651

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 9 November 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Southview School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southview-school-e144956): 40 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), September 2022
- [Elm Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-hall-primary-school-e146695): 150 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Templars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/templars-academy-e142813): 520 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chatten Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chatten-free-school-e148543): 800 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- [Rivenhall Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivenhall-church-of-england-primary-school-e146106): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Witham Oaks Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witham-oaks-academy-e139871): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135651)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135651)

## How to cite

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