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Lift Unity City

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough TS3 8RE · sites.google.com · 01642 326262

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
34.2
average Attainment 8 score. Middlesbrough 41.1, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Middlesbrough Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,033
98% of 1,050 places
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
72%
First language not English
11.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Lift Schools

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Middlesbrough Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 174 (Places 204)174September 2023: 207 (Places 245)207September 2024: 203 (Places 249)203September 2025: 219 (Places 203)219September 2026: 175 (Places 196)175Places 196
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261961750.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252032191.1▲88%
September 2024Sept 20242492030.8100%
September 2023Sept 20232452070.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222041740.9100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 20241.31 mi2.11 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.2, and 20.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Middlesbrough it was 41.1, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 27.2 (England 46.3)27.22017/18: 31.0 (England 46.5)31.02018/19: 34.9 (England 46.7)34.92021/22: 39.3 (England 48.8)39.32022/23: 35.7 (England 46.3)35.72023/24: 31.8 (England 45.9)31.82024/25: 34.2 (England 46.0)34.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼34.246.0
▼20.6%45.4%
▼41.3%64.8%
▼24.5%40.5%
▼2.804.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form2.9+1.4
Sixth form college5.2+2.1
Further education62.2−2.4
Apprenticeship0.6−0.2
Employment2.9−0.2
Not in a lasting destination16.3−3.7
Activity not captured9.9+3.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Lift Unity City on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
21 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2019Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2016Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
66%
Replies
59
7% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼67% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼66% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼62% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼53% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼61% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼71% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼58% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼53% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼34% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 58% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 27 parents (46%) with SEND

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