Alternatives to Lift Maltings
6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Lift Maltings
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Lift Maltings, for comparison
0.88 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, loosening over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted report card (current framework), March 2026: Expected standard
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift New Rickstones
Witham |
2.4 km 1.5 mi |
0.91 | Little change 0.94 → 0.91 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Plume School
Maldon |
8.1 km 5.0 mi |
0.93 | Little change 1.04 → 0.98 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Thurstable School
Colchester |
8.3 km 5.2 mi |
0.89 | Little change 0.84 → 0.92 |
Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree |
9.3 km 5.8 mi |
1.32 | More families are naming it first 1.03 → 1.24 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree |
9.6 km 6.0 mi |
0.81 | Little change 0.9 → 0.85 |
Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
none published |
| Honywood School
Colchester |
9.8 km 6.1 mi |
1.09 | More families are naming it first 0.8 → 1.06 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.