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Lift Tamworth
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth B77 2NE · lifttamworth.org · 01827 285596
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 636
- 71% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lift Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 109 families put the school first and 124 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 124 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 123 | 114 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 136 | 109 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 147 | 139 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 108 | 99 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.1, and 22.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 16.4 | −1.5 |
| Further education | 67.2 | +4.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | −2.9 |
| Employment | 3 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lift Tamworth on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Apr 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 70
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (33%) with SEND