Lift Lea Forest

BirminghamAcademy sponsor led

Hurstcroft Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 9RD

Headteacher: Ms Lynsey HedleySchool website ↗Pupils: 551 (capacity: 490)Part of LIFT SCHOOLS
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected December 2022
Oversubscribed
52% of first-choice applicants offered a place
84%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected December 2022
52%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 December 2022Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
84.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
15.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 85%·Maths 89%All three 84%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding58%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
110
How many got their first choice?
57of 110 (51.8%)
How many applied in total?
257

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
90.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
27.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
6.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
258 girls, 293 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 93% (2023/24), currently 84%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1639.0%2.0%-3.7-1.2-1.7
2016/1756.0%7.0%-0.3+2.0+2.4
2017/1868.0%12.0%+1.7+0.2+2.9
2018/1990.0%22.0%+8.5+3.7+5.9
2022/2389.0%23.0%+10.0+5.5+7.1
2023/2493.0%24.0%---
2024/2584.0%15.0%---
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