Lift Aylward
Windmill Road, London, N18 1NB
1,324 pupils · 89% of 1,485 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 60.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.74 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 190 | 140 | 282 | 159 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 213 | 166 | 359 | 183 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 203 | 148 | 378 | 177 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 234 | 192 | 433 | 218 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 234 | 180 | 395 | 216 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 240 | 208 | 483 | 240 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 238 | 183 | 491 | 238 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 240 | 184 | 505 | 240 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Latymer School 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Winchmore School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls 1.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Duke's Aldridge 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mulberry Academy Woodside 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Thomas More Catholic School 2.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.