Lift Ryde
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Isle of Wight
Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LN
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/11/2022
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
30.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,461
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
261 of 295 families who put it first got an offer
263
Places offered
358
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 295 | 261 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 358 | 263 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Isle of Wight lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- William Doyle
- Address
- Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LN
- Phone
- 01983567331
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Ward / constituency
- Ryde West · Isle of Wight East
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136753
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
1,461 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,375 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.25 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 238 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.54 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 64 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 239 | 15% | 54% | 67% | |
| Statistics | 236 | 5% | 31% | 54% | |
| Mathematics | 236 | 14% | 48% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 235 | 9% | 48% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 166 | 2% | 22% | 52% | |
| Geography | 122 | 11% | 39% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 107 | 18% | 44% | 64% | |
| History | 104 | 23% | 52% | 63% | |
| Biology | 68 | 15% | 66% | 69% | |
| Physics | 48 | 15% | 92% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 47 | 19% | 89% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 38 | 21% | 58% | 66% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 18 | 6% | 22% | 50% | |
| Geography | 16 | 0% | 6% | 63% | |
| Biology | 15 | 7% | 40% | 73% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 14% | 21% | 57% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 20% | 20% | |
| Government and Politics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 44% | |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 8 | 25% | 50% | 75% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14799: Ryde Academy (formerly High School)
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 49% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Isle of Wight council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.