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Lift Aylward[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 38 37.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
37.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
33.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
8.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.28 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 39.8[6] 36.7%[6]
2023/24 38.8[4] 35.3%[4] -0.28[4]
2022/23 39.4[7] 41%[7] -0.19[7]
2021/22 39.9[8] 37%[8] -0.06[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 7.1%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 12.1%[11]
2021/22 C[12] 0%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 5.7%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
88% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
56% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
7% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
22% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2021/22[15]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[15] 53%[15] 11%[15] 21%[15] 0%[15] 5%[15]
2020/21 88%[16] 54%[16] 10%[16] 20%[16] 3%[16]
2019/20 90%[17] 50%[17] 9%[17] 28%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 88%[18] 54%[18] 7%[18] 21%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
76% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
53% 2022/23[19]
Education
56% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
15% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 80%[20] 66%[20] 68%[20] 2%[20] 10%[20]
2020/21 88%[21] 70%[21] 72%[21] 5%[21] 11%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 62%[22] 76%[22] 3%[22] 6%[22]
2018/19 80%[23] 48%[23] 68%[23] 3%[23] 9%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
80% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
9% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
10% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 84%[26] 18%[26]
2019/20 86%[25] 10%[25] 10%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 80%[27] 11%[27] 11%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 76%[28] 4%[28] 1%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
9 Dec 2025[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
28 May 2026[29]
Inclusion
Strong standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
1 Jul 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
Date not published[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.5 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
282 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
140 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
190 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 359[32] 166[32] 213[32] 1.7[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2024 378[32] 148[32] 203[32] 1.9[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2023 433[32] 192[32] 234[32] 1.9[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2022 395[32] 180[32] 234[32] 1.7[32] 0.8[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1485[1]
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Enfield[1]
Website
http://www.liftaylward.org[1]
District
Enfield[33]
Postcode
N18 1NB[1]
URN
136147[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1401 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
56.3% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
28.8% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
2.4% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
49.5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
40.5%[35]
Mixed
4.7%[35]
Asian
7%[35]
Black
34.1%[35]
Any other ethnic group
10.3%[35]
Unclassified
3.4%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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