Primary school

Lift Percy Shurmer

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B12 9ED
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 824 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 6%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 40%2018/19: top 79%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 3%3% · 2023/242024/25: top 6%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM86% · West Midlands 65%10/10 Top 10%+74.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · West Midlands 7%7/10 Above+58.7 pts
Reading score107 · West Midlands 1057/10 Above+56.9 pts
Maths score107 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+60 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 42% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 71% · 55 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 55% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 82% · 61 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 90% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 86% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 65%90%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 9% · 55 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 2% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 15% · 61 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 8% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 10% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 7%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 98 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 101 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 109 · 61 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 108 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 10510996No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 61 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 107 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 10510799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in72.5%
58 of 80 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 72.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8058
2nd342
3rd240

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2020Remains Good
  7. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026459
Free school meals (past 6 years)68.3%
First language not English64.6%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan6.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils6.0%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

99.8% full · 460 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 17 responses (3.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 47.1% not applicable77.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.4% not applicable100% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child94.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development94.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.9
Pupils per adult15.9
  • Classroom teachers 12.8
  • Leadership 4.2
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 8.6

Teachers 17 FTE · Whole workforce 36.1 · 53 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,139
Spend per pupil£8,025
Staff spend per pupil£5,888
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£488,000in-year balance

Grants £9,100 · self-generated £39 · premises £605 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS (57 academies) · trust reserve £30,975,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it