Lift Lea Forest
Hurstcroft Road, Birmingham, B33 9RD
536 pupils · 109% of 490 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 67.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 7 December 2022, published 30 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 84% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 110 | 265 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 110 | 257 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 107 | 250 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 74 | 212 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 83 | 196 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 76 | 69 | 189 | 76 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 67 | 55 | 173 | 67 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 54 | 130 | 58 |
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
- Gossey Lane Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Oval School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Audley Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 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.