Lift Aylward
About the school
Lift Aylward is an open secondary school in Enfield.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 9 December 2025
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.8
- Enfield
- 46.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Enfield
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 36.70%
- Enfield
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 61.10%
- Enfield
- 64.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 60.30%
- Enfield
- 58.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.51
- Enfield
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.02
AAB or better
- School
- 6.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1401
Girls
48.04%
Boys
51.96%
SEN support
28.84%
Education, health and care plan
2.36%
English as an additional language
56.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
49.48%
Overall absence
9.4
Persistent absence
28.15
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
237
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
Less than 0.5%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
110
Sustained education or employment
76%
Higher education
53%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
15%