Lift Greenwood
About the school
Lift Greenwood is an open secondary school in Birmingham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 January 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
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
- 31.8
- Birmingham
- 46.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Birmingham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 18.60%
- Birmingham
- 45.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 45.30%
- Birmingham
- 64.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.20%
- Birmingham
- 47.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.77
- Birmingham
- 4.15
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 19.33
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
942
Girls
46.60%
Boys
53.40%
SEN support
22.61%
Education, health and care plan
2.65%
English as an additional language
9.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
65.90%
Overall absence
12.88
Persistent absence
36.78
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
171
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
28
Sustained education or employment
79%
Higher education
32%
Further education
14%
Apprenticeship
18%
Employment
14%