Lift Beacon High
About the school
Lift Beacon High is an open secondary school in Islington.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 November 2022
- Published
- 22 January 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
The average score per pupil across eight approved qualifications, including English and maths. A higher score represents stronger attainment; it is not a percentage.
- School
- 29.5
- Islington
- 47
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
An estimate of pupils’ progress from the end of primary school to the end of key stage 4, compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national average; positive scores indicate above-average progress.
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Islington
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
The percentage of the key stage 4 cohort achieving a strong pass—grade 5 or above—in both GCSE English and GCSE mathematics.
- School
- 15.60%
- Islington
- 48.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
The percentage of the key stage 4 cohort achieving a standard pass—grade 4 or above—in both GCSE English and GCSE mathematics.
- School
- 26.00%
- Islington
- 64.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
The percentage of pupils entered for all English Baccalaureate subject areas: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.
- School
- 11.70%
- Islington
- 47.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
The average point score per pupil across the English Baccalaureate subject areas. It reflects attainment and is not a percentage.
- School
- 2.42
- Islington
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09