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Lift Bexleyheath

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath DA6 7DA · bexleyheathacademy.org · 020 8303 5696

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.1
average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,474
78% of 1,900 places
Local authority
Bexley
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
30.1%
First language not English
45.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Lift Schools

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 215 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 185 (Places 260)185September 2023: 273 (Places 329)273September 2024: 178 (Places 290)178September 2025: 171 (Places 296)171September 2026: 104 (Places 215)104Places 215
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262151040.5100%
September 2025Sept 20252961710.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242901780.6100%
September 2023Sept 20233292730.888%
September 2022Sept 20222601850.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.1, and 30.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 37.7 (England 46.3)37.72017/18: 37.4 (England 46.5)37.42018/19: 37.7 (England 46.7)37.72021/22: 47.2 (England 48.8)47.22022/23: 43.3 (England 46.3)43.32023/24: 41.4 (England 45.9)41.42024/25: 41.1 (England 46.0)41.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.146.0
▼30.2%45.4%
▼61.5%64.8%
▼10.1%40.5%
▼3.244.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form39.7−8.7
Sixth form college6.4+1.4
Further education35.3+2.7
Apprenticeship2.5−0.2
Employment2+1.1
Not in a lasting destination8.3+2.9
Activity not captured5.9+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.6 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.3 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 23.7 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 24.7 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 33.4 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.1 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.1 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 27.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
44 studentsC- (27.4)Below average -0.43
44 studentsC- (27.4)Below average -0.43
45 studentsDist- (32.6)Average -0.20
13 studentsDist (34.9)Average -0.37
6.3%AAB or better
92.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2463C (31.1)-0.08
2022/2397C (29.1)—
2021/2253C+ (33.4)—
2018/19100D+ (24.7)-0.20
2017/1886D+ (23.7)-0.40
2016/1795D+ (24.3)-0.13
2015/1696D+ (22.6)-0.43

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University40+0.8
Further and other education2.1−6
Further education1.1−1.6
Other education1.1−4.3
Apprenticeship9.5−4
Employment27.4+7.1
Not in a lasting destination15.8+0.9
Activity not captured5.3+1.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Lift Bexleyheath on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
28 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2018Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

47% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
47%
Replies
88
6% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼52% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼55% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼53% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼47% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼51% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼45% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼45% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 97% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼10% agreeEngland 43%

based on 20 parents (23%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼36% agreeEngland 63%

based on 25 parents (28%) with SEND

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