Lift Ryde
About the school
Lift Ryde is an open secondary school in Isle of Wight.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 November 2022
- Published
- 23 January 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- 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
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.8
- Isle of Wight
- 41.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Isle of Wight
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.20%
- Isle of Wight
- 37.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 65.50%
- Isle of Wight
- 59.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.70%
- Isle of Wight
- 36.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.66
- Isle of Wight
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.54
AAB or better
- School
- 11.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1431
Girls
50.73%
Boys
49.27%
SEN support
19.29%
Education, health and care plan
3.77%
English as an additional language
6.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.56%
Overall absence
10.27
Persistent absence
29.96
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
255
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
36
Sustained education or employment
81%
Higher education
31%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
36%