School profile

Lift Greenwood

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Birmingham, B35 7NL

Requires improvement

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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#3,130 of 3,312

Worse than 94% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

A-level 2024/25

#2,487 of 2,536

Worse than 98% of schools in England

Ranked by average points per A-level entry.

Lift Greenwood Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 13 Jan 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 18
Pupils935 of 1,029 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMr Daniel Opoku
TrustLIFT SCHOOLS
Local authorityBirmingham
Opened01 Jan 2013

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 139048.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Attainment 8 score34.846.846.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths59.1%64.3%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths35.7%47.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths4.7%16.8%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths35.1%59.5%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4171--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

A-level results

2024/25

Results for students at the end of 16 to 18 study.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Average points per A-level entry19.3334.8835
Average A-level gradeD--
Average points, best three A-levels19.335.9335.78
Average grade, best three A-levelsD--
AAB or better0%21.9%17.5%
A-level progress score-0.7--
A-level progressWell below average--
Students at the end of 16 to 18 study38--
Average applied general gradeMerit--

Source: DfE, 16 to 19 performance, Academic year 2024/25, published 23 Apr 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils935
Girls459
Boys476
Eligible for free school meals56%
First language not English8.6%
SEN support165
EHC plan30
Average class size25.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
59.8%
White and Black Caribbean
10.6%
Other mixed
4.5%
Caribbean
4%
Pakistani
3.7%
African
3.7%
Other White
2.1%
Other Black
1.9%
Other ethnic group
1.8%
White and Asian
1.7%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Overall absence13.1%7.5%8%
Persistent absence36.6%22.2%21.6%
Severe absence7.7%3.1%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)203
Applications (Year 7)449
First preference applications (Year 7)173
First preference offers (Year 7)173
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)6

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places1,029
Pupils on roll939
Unfilled places8.7%
Sixth form places30
Sixth form pupils on roll30

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17
Pupils per adult14.6
Teachers (FTE)55.03
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.91
Support staff (FTE)42.36
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2554
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2539
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/2510
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/255

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate6.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination82%
Staying in education77.9%
Further education67.4%
Not sustained9.9%
School sixth form8.1%
Apprenticeship2.3%
Employment1.7%
Sixth form college1.2%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Destinations after A-levels

2023/24

Where students went after 16 to 18 study, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination77.6%
Higher education49%
Employment14.3%
Apprenticeship10.2%
Not sustained10.2%
Further education4.1%

Source: DfE, 16 to 18 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Lift Greenwood
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Good
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Good
0.5 miPrimaryTopcliffe Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryChivenor Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miNurseryCastle Vale Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryMinworth Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miSecondaryPark Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.1 miPrimarySt Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryGunter Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryWalmley Infant SchoolFoundation school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Lift Greenwood

What is Lift Greenwood's Ofsted rating?

Lift Greenwood is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 13 Jan 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Lift Greenwood rank in England?

Lift Greenwood ranks 3,130 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 94% of schools) and 2,487 of 2,536 schools in England for A-level 2024/25 (worse than 98% of schools).

How many pupils attend Lift Greenwood?

Lift Greenwood has 935 pupils aged 11 to 18, with capacity for 1,029.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.