Lift Columbus
Contact details for the school

School Name: Lift Columbus
Address: Oliver Way
Town/City: Chelmsford
County: Essex
Postcode: CM1 4ZB
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Ages 3-19
Type: Academy special converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school closed in 2026
Trust: Lift Schools
Sponsor: Lift Schools

Staff and pupils

Acting Principal: Ms Michelle Hughes
Capacity: 270
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 285 (68% boys & 32% girls)
Enrollment: 106% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 32.4%

SEN Provisions

  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

Location and administration

URN: 138122
DfE Number: 881/7071
UKPRN: 10037226
UPRN: 100091431306
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Chelmsford (E07000070)
Constituency: Chelmsford (E14001159)
Electoral Ward: Patching Hall (E05004109)

Easting & Northing: 569868E, 208915N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 45' 13.69" N 0° 27' 35.07" E
Plus Code: 9F32QF35+GV

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. The Bridge Columbus (0.0km)
  2. St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford (0.3km)
  3. Tanglewood Nursery School (0.4km)
  4. St Pius X Catholic Primary School (0.4km)
  5. Parkwood Academy (0.5km)
  6. Kings Road Primary School (1.0km)
  7. Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School (1.0km)
  8. The Hawthorns School (1.2km)
  9. Chelmsford County High School for Girls (1.2km)
  10. The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy (1.3km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Related school* Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers.