Lift Bexleyheath
Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
1,474 pupils · 78% of 1,900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected 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 28 April 2026, published 18 June 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 | 41.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.1% |
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 — 0.48 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 215 | 104 | 501 | 157 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 296 | 171 | 700 | 259 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 290 | 178 | 769 | 275 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 329 | 273 | 963 | 329 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 260 | 185 | 742 | 256 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 143 | 81 | 462 | 128 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 92 | 66 | 342 | 83 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 223 | 103 | 537 | 164 |
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
- St Catherine's Catholic School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Townley Grammar School 1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Beths Grammar School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Leigh Academy Bexley 2.3 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Welling School 2.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
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.