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Lift Newlands
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Special academy
Stuart Road, Peckham Rye, London SE15 3AZ · newlandsacademy.org · 020 7639 2541
On the mapSearch near SE15 3AZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 18.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
- Pupils
- 79
- 9 over 70 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Free school meals
- 64.6%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lift Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 18.3, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼18.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼13.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.72 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 5.6 | — |
| Further education | 27.8 | −10.7 |
| Other education | 11.1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 22.2 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 33.3 | −5.2 |
Ofsted
Lift Newlands was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 15
- 22% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 73% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (93%) with SEND