Lift Kingswood
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kingston upon Hull, City of
Wawne Road, Hull, HU7 4WR
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/12/2024
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
13.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,592
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
325 of 337 families who put it first got an offer
347
Places offered
709
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 337 | 325 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 242 | 22 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 130 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 709 | 347 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Hull, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (5 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Westoby
- Address
- Wawne Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4WR
- Phone
- 01482879967
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Ward / constituency
- North Carr · Kingston upon Hull East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139118
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
1,592 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,543 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
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 | 52.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 229 | — |
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 | 230 | 26% | 60% | 78% | |
| English Language | 229 | 26% | 60% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 229 | 28% | 69% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 203 | 16% | 57% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 144 | 65% | 88% | 97% | |
| History | 117 | 39% | 74% | 82% | |
| French | 116 | 22% | 79% | 91% | |
| Geography | 115 | 30% | 59% | 70% | |
| Biology | 24 | 71% | 79% | 79% | |
| Physics | 22 | 55% | 86% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 68% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 14 | 0% | 50% | 79% |
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 Kingston upon Hull, City of 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.