Lift Greenwood

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B35 7NL
Composite score
39.8

School overview

Lift Greenwood is a secondary school serving Birmingham, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. It has 942 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 31.8, well below the national average of 46. That is down 4.0 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

19% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 45% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 66% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#374
In West Midlands
#84
In Birmingham
Top 98%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
31.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
19%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
45%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
2.77

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

School profile

Pupils on roll 942 % FSM ever-6 65.9% % EAL 9.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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