Lift Winton
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Hampshire
London Road, Andover, SP10 2PS
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
27.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
978
Capacity used
Over capacity163%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
147 of 147 families who put it first got an offer
176
Places offered
233
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 147 | 147 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 10 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 3 | ● 7% |
| Total | 233 | 160 | 69% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Myles Preston
- Address
- London Road, Andover, SP10 2PS
- Phone
- 01264351822
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Andover St Mary's · North West Hampshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138920
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
978 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,078 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
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 | 35.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
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 | 176 | 9% | 33% | 64% | |
| English Language | 173 | 6% | 34% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 173 | 4% | 29% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 152 | 3% | 32% | 59% | |
| History | 114 | 6% | 22% | 34% | |
| Art and Design | 90 | 7% | 20% | 30% | |
| Spanish | 62 | 13% | 34% | 50% | |
| Physical Education | 48 | 2% | 10% | 17% | |
| Statistics | 43 | 9% | 35% | 67% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 42 | 5% | 17% | 31% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 41 | 15% | 37% | 49% | |
| Computer Science | 28 | 4% | 11% | 29% |
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 Hampshire 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.