Lift Greensward, Hockley

In 2026, pupils at Lift Greensward averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.08: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34, against 53.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 266 families put Lift Greensward as their first choice and 701 named it as one of their preferences, for 266 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lift Greensward are The King Edmund School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.3); The FitzWimarc School (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); The Sweyne Park School (3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.3); and The Eastwood Academy (3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.2).

Lift Greensward's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Lift Greensward is one of 62 schools run by Lift Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 266 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

Of the 122 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 227 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 42 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Hockley Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leamington Road (opposite), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lift Greensward stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).

In 2024/25, Lift Greensward issued 37 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lift Greensward are Lift Plumberow (0.2 miles), Lift Westerings (0.8 miles), Lift Hockley (0.9 miles) and Lift Ashingdon (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.