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Lift Greenwood

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham B35 7NL · greenwoodacademy.org · 0121 464 6101

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
31.8
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
935
87% of 1,080 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
56%
First language not English
8.6%
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: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 203 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: 142 (Places 178)142September 2023: 176 (Places 179)176September 2024: 198 (Places 177)198September 2025: 173 (Places 206)173September 2026: 173 (Places 203)173Places 203
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262031730.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252061730.899%
September 2024Sept 20241771981.1▲81%
September 2023Sept 2023179176188%
September 2022Sept 20221781420.897%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 20253.78 mi6.08 km
September 20241.32 mi2.13 km
September 20231.82 mi2.93 km
September 20223.33 mi5.36 km

Every applicant was offered a place.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 31.8, and 18.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (19.3 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: 40.9 (England 46.3)40.92017/18: 38.0 (England 46.5)38.02018/19: 37.5 (England 46.7)37.52021/22: 42.1 (England 48.8)42.12022/23: 40.4 (England 46.3)40.42023/24: 35.8 (England 45.9)35.82024/25: 31.8 (England 46.0)31.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼31.846.0
▼18.6%45.4%
▼45.3%64.8%
▲44.2%40.5%
▼2.774.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form8.1−21.6
Sixth form college1.2−1.7
Further education67.4+26.3
Other education1.2+0.6
Apprenticeship2.3−1.1
Employment1.7−3.4
Not in a lasting destination9.9−1
Activity not captured8.1+1.8

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: 23.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 19.7 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 18.0 (England 32.1)D-2018/19: 24.0 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 20.8 (England 37.9)D2022/23: 19.4 (England 34.2)D2023/24: 22.6 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 19.3 (England 35.0)DEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
28 studentsD (19.3)Well below average -0.70
28 studentsD (19.3)Well below average -0.70
18 studentsMerit (24.4)Average -0.35
0%AAB or better
90%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2438D+ (22.6)-0.50
2022/2321D (19.4)—
2021/2237D (20.8)—
2018/1927D+ (24)-0.56
2017/1840D- (18)-0.32
2016/1752D (19.7)-0.21
2015/1628D+ (23.2)-0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University49−10.5
Further education4.1+1.7
Apprenticeship10.2—
Employment14.3−2.4
Not in a lasting destination10.2−6.5
Activity not captured12.2+7.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Lift Greenwood on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
13 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
59%
Positive
58%
Replies
56
6% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼67% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼57% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼62% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼51% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 96% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼31% agreeEngland 43%

based on 16 parents (29%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 63%

based on 20 parents (36%) with SEND

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