Admissions
Here you will find all the information you need to apply for a place at our school.
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Here you will find all the information you need to apply for a place at our school.
Lift Schools is the admissions authority for our school. Applications for places will be made in accordance with the local authority’s coordinated admission arrangements. These should be submitted using the Common Application Form and will be administered by the applicant’s home local authority.
The secondary school admission round for Year 7 places opens in September each year, with a statutory national closing date on 31 October. Late applications may affect a child’s chances of securing a place.
Applications can be made online via http://www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. Essex local authority do not send letters to parents about making an application. All of the application information is available on their website. Please note that some local authorities do not send letters to parents about making an application, so we recommend checking their website for full details.
Our Open Evening for prospective students and their families takes place in early October. We encourage everyone to attend, but if you are unable to do so, we may be able to offer alternative tour dates. Please contact Ms Kent to book a place.
National Offer Day, when school places are confirmed, is at the beginning of March.
For further information on our admissions arrangements, please refer to the links below:
Any objections to the determined admission arrangements should be submitted to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA).
For Mid-Year Admissions, please refer to the Essex LA website: https://www.essex.gov.uk/move-to-a-different-school-mid-year-admission
The secondary school admission round for parents to apply for a secondary school (Year 7) place for September 2027 will open in September 2026. The statutory national closing date for applications is 31 October 2026. Failure to submit applications by the deadline can result in a child not gaining a place.
Applications can be made on line via http://www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. Essex local authority do not send letters to parents about making an application. All of the application information is available on their website.
Admissions criteria for the Sixth Form are included in the Admissions 2027-28 above.
Any objections to the determined admission arrangements should be submitted to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA)
Principal: Katie Scarnell MA (Cantab)
Chair of Academy Council: Tony McKenna
Please send all enquiries to the Principal's Executive Assistant, Mrs S Wheeler, using the details below or directly via email (swheeler@liftgreensward.org). Please also contact Mrs Wheeler if you would like paper copies of any school information.
Address: Lift Greensward, Greensward Lane, Hockley, Essex SS5 5HG
Telephone Number: 01702 202571
Email Address: contactus@liftgreensward.org
Timing of the school day: 8.25am - 2.55pm
Office opening hours: 8.00am to 4.00pm (3.30pm on Fridays)
Every effort will be made to reply to telephone calls or emails as soon as is feasibly possible, but we would ask parents to bear in mind that members of staff may have a full day's teaching timetable and therefore will endeavour to respond within two working days during normal school hours. Some staff who work part time may not access emails until they are in school.
If you would like to see a member of staff, please phone our Main Reception in advance to make an appointment. If you do not have an appointment you will not be seen unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Concerns about individual subjects should be referred to the subject teacher in the first instance. More general concerns should be referred to your child’s form tutor in the first instance. Our SEN Co-ordinators are Mr M Aitken and Mrs K Turner. Please see communication flowchart here.
You may contact Lift Schools, using the details below:
Lift Schools, 1 EdCity Walk, EdCity, London, W12 7TF, www.liftschools.org
Contacting us about your child
Email Guidance
Since much of the communication between the school and parents/carers is now conducted by email, the school has produced the guidance here.
Code of Conduct for Visitors Policy
Please click here to read our policy.
We expect all communication between visitors and the school to be conducted in a polite and respectful manner.
