Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Fern Grove, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 08/10/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.2%
42.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
589
Capacity used
Has space79%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
59 of 59 families who put it first got an offer
88
Places offered
118
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 59 | 59 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 25 | 6 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 3 | ● 19% |
| 4th preference | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 118 | 68 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Damian McGeehin
- Address
- Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
- Phone
- 01908624720
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Bletchley South · Buckingham and Bletchley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138439
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 52% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
589 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 October 2024
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 · 734 pupils
Attendance
87.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
42.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
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 | -1.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 144 | — |
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 | 23.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 21 | — |
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 | 141 | 6% | 28% | 56% | |
| English Language | 141 | 6% | 36% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 133 | 8% | 39% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 1% | 16% | 33% | |
| History | 97 | 5% | 24% | 37% | |
| Business | 57 | 11% | 42% | 53% | |
| Social Studies | 52 | 8% | 23% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 49 | 0% | 16% | 33% | |
| Geography | 31 | 0% | 16% | 39% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 0% | 10% | 14% | |
| Biology | 23 | 9% | 65% | 87% | |
| Physics | 23 | 13% | 65% | 87% |
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 Milton Keynes 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.