Lift Beacon High
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Every child who put Lift Beacon High first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
Lift Beacon High at a glance
Located in London, Islington, Lift Beacon High is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 417 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 29.5 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 4.3 points compared with 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.
16% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 26% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Lift Beacon High their first choice was offered one of its 85 Year 7 places. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 72% 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 above.