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Lift Beacon High
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hilldrop Road, Islington, London N7 0JG · liftbeaconhigh.org · 020 7607 5885
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 29.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Islington 47, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 69% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Islington
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 73.5%
- First language not English
- 31.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lift Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 85 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 | 85 | 39 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 118 | 56 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 108 | 61 | 0.6 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 112 | 41 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 111 | 42 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.5, and 15.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Islington it was 47, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼29.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼15.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼26.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.42 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100453)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 2.7 | −9.7 |
| Further education | 62.7 | −2.5 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12 | +6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 10.7 | +6.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 100453)
Ofsted
Lift Beacon High was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100453)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100453), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100453)
Jan 2017Requires 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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100453)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100453)