Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Fern Grove, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
589 pupils · 79% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Free school meals
- 51.6%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 19 November 2024. 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 | 33.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 45.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 12.5% |
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 — 0.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 100 | 70 | 136 | 78 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 88 | 59 | 118 | 68 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 67 | 121 | 80 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 135 | 73 | 128 | 83 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 178 | 95 | 156 | 122 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 130 | 71 | 108 | 78 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 154 | 74 | 125 | 91 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 103 | 78 | 129 | 83 |
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
- Lord Grey Academy 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Walton High 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shenley Brook End School 5.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Paul's Catholic School 5.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Milton Keynes Academy 5.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Denbigh School 6.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.