New Rickstones Academy, Witham

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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New Rickstones Academy

Conrad Road, Witham CM8 2SD

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New Rickstones Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,160 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Lift Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Maltings Academy, Greensward Academy, Clacton Coastal Academy, Tendring Technology College and Bexleyheath Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Environment, Representation and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Sixth form and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		Maltings Academy
4.5		Alec Hunter Academy
4.7		The Honywood Community Science School
4.8		Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
4.9		Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
6.2		Tabor Academy
6.4		Plume School
7.1		The Beaulieu Park School
7.9		The Boswells School
8.0		Chelmer Valley High School
8.8		St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
8.9		The Ramsey Academy, Halstead

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Progress: Poor. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very low.

Sixth form: Poor. Progress is poor. Destinations at 18 are poor.

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