Lift Tamworth
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Staffordshire
Birds Bush Road, Tamworth, B77 2NE
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.2%
37.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
636
Capacity used
Has space71%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
114 of 114 families who put it first got an offer
123
Places offered
198
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 114 | 114 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 64 | 3 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 198 | 117 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Jonathon Spears (Principal)
- Address
- Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, B77 2NE
- Phone
- 01827285596
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Belgrave · Tamworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138435
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 44% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
636 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 650 pupils
Attendance
88.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
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 | 36.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.63 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.04 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 88 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 87 | 8% | 30% | 62% | |
| English Language | 87 | 6% | 32% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 86 | 6% | 41% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 85 | 2% | 16% | 34% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 13% | 57% | 90% | |
| History | 47 | 9% | 36% | 47% | |
| Geography | 47 | 0% | 13% | 26% | |
| Spanish | 28 | 0% | 25% | 29% | |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 21% | 63% | 75% |
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 Staffordshire 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.