Lift Greenwood
Farnborough Road, Birmingham, B35 7NL
935 pupils · 87% of 1,080 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 56%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, 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 | 31.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 18.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 45.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 44.2% |
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 — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 173 | 449 | 202 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 206 | 173 | 501 | 206 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 177 | 198 | 525 | 177 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 179 | 176 | 526 | 179 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 178 | 142 | 432 | 178 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 168 | 127 | 412 | 156 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 179 | 177 | 446 | 179 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 171 | 406 | 177 |
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
- Park Hall Academy 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hodge Hill Girls' School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hodge Hill College 3.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School 3.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Smith's Wood Academy 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School 3.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.