OFSTED
10 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
15 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,592
1,592 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
817
51.3% of pupils
Male pupils
775
48.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.7 pts
above England
School
29.5%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
35.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.9 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
19.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.7%
1,316
Any other White background
6.1%
97
African
3.4%
54
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
37
Unclassified
0.9%
15
Chinese
0.8%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.6%
233 of
1,592 pupils
6.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
55.0
15.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.24 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.94 pts
lower than
England
School
5.28%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.80%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.01 pts
lower than
England
School
13.80%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.01 pts
higher than
England
School
1.81%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
1.75%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.1%
13.8 pts
above England
Lift Kingswood
106.1%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
101.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.