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Lift Richmond Park[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 52 51.8 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
51.8 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
58.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
19.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.49 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 56.1[6] 66.5%[6]
2023/24 56.9[4] 61.5%[4] +0.49[4]
2022/23 55.7[7] 65%[7] +0.34[7]
2021/22 51.7[8] 54%[8] -0.01[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
27% 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] 19.1%[10]
2022/23 C-[11] 15.8%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 22.9%[12]
2018/19 D+[13] 5.6%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
55% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
7% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
23% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
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 88%[15] 51%[15] 8%[15] 27%[15] 1%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 44%[16] 16%[16] 30%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 91%[17] 52%[17] 5%[17] 29%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 91%[18] 44%[18] 1%[18] 42%[18] 1%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
80% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
43% 2022/23[19]
Education
56% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
20% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 82%[20] 62%[20] 67%[20] 0%[20] 15%[20]
2020/21 82%[21] 58%[21] 58%[21] 0%[21] 24%[21]
2019/20 84%[22] 68%[22] 73%[22] 0%[22] 11%[22]
2018/19 69%[23] 42%[23] 54%[23] 4%[23] 12%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
90% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
40% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
14% 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] 37%[26]
2019/20 83%[25] 17%[25] 14%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 58%[27] 13%[27] 13%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 68%[28] 24%[28] 20%[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
7 Dec 2022[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
1 Mar 2023[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
7 Dec 2017[30] S5 Inspection[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
557 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
113 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
256 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
0.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 495[31] 110[31] 272[31] 1.8[31] 0.4[31]
Entry Sept 2024 493[31] 112[31] 265[31] 1.9[31] 0.4[31]
Entry Sept 2023 574[31] 131[31] 250[31] 2.3[31] 0.5[31]
Entry Sept 2022 537[31] 128[31] 249[31] 2.2[31] 0.5[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1100[1]
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames[1]
Website
http://www.richmondparkacademy.org[1]
District
Richmond upon Thames[32]
Postcode
SW14 8RG[1]
URN
136208[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1039 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
26.1% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
14.4% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
3.3% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
30% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
58.2%[34]
Mixed
14.2%[34]
Asian
10.4%[34]
Black
9.1%[34]
Any other ethnic group
5.6%[34]
Unclassified
2.4%[34]

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.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.[35]
Warmth
Respect and kindness are embraced by all. Pupils typically share that the school is a caring place, where they are all a team.[35]
Pastoral care
Leaders have created a culture of support. Pupils share any concerns they have because they know staff will help.[35]
Behaviour
The classroom environment is a place where pupils focus and get on with their learning without interruptions.[35]
Learning support
Sometimes, pupils with SEND do not fully understand the work they are given. Pupils with SEND access the same curriculum as everyone else. They are positive about the support they receive.[35]
Enrichment
Leaders provide a range of extra-curricular activities.[35]
Pupil voice
Sixth-form students play a key role on the ‘student voice’ committee. They also lead the junior leadership team. Pupils on the school council discuss improvement areas and share these with leaders.[35]
Independence
Pupils have a positive attitude towards their learning, because they want to do well.[35]
Collaboration
Students in the sixth form enjoy supporting younger pupils in their reading.[35]
Structure
They consistently follow the instructions of teachers.[35]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (13)
    Respect and kindness are embraced by all (p. 1)
    Pupils typically share that the school is a caring place, where they are all a team (p. 1)
    Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND (p. 1)
    Leaders have created a culture of support. Pupils share any concerns they have because they know staff will help (p. 2)
    The classroom environment is a place where pupils focus and get on with their learning without interruptions (p. 2)
    They consistently follow the instructions of teachers (p. 2)
    Leaders provide a range of extra-curricular activities (p. 2)
    Sixth-form students play a key role on the 'student voice' committee. They also lead the junior leadership team (p. 2)
    Pupils on the school council discuss improvement areas and share these with leaders (p. 2)
    Pupils have a positive attitude towards their learning, because they want to do well (p. 1)
    Students in the sixth form enjoy supporting younger pupils in their reading (p. 2)
    Sometimes, pupils with SEND do not fully understand the work they are given (p. 2)
    Pupils with SEND access the same curriculum as everyone else. They are positive about the support they receive (p. 2)