Secondary school

Lift Sir Herbert Leon

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Milton Keynes
  • MK2 3HQ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,138 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 67%67% · 2016/172017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 97%2021/22: top 87%2022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 833.7 · South East 461/10 Well below South East−8.9 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths24.3% · South East 44.8%2/10 Well below South East−13.2 pts
EBacc point score2.93 · South East 4.031/10 Well below South East
Progress 8 · 2023/24-1.02 · South East +0.011/10 Well below South East
A level points per entry · 2021/22Not enough data · South East 36.4Suppressed in 2021/22 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.2 · 93 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 43.1 · 122 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 37 · 100 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 33.5 · 96 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 40.1 · 95 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 33.4 · 86 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 36.3 · 122 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 33.7 · 144 pupils · South East 4643.233.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 20% · 122 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 15% · 100 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 16% · 96 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 37% · 95 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 24% · 86 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 37.7% · 122 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 24.3% · 144 pupils · South East 44.8%37.7%15%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 14.13 · 15 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 15.95 · 15 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 16.25 · 9 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 23.09 · 21 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: withheld23.0914.13No exams

Not published 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25Withheld 2021/22

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
70 of 70 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7070
2nd243
3rd214

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2017–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2017Ungraded visit
  2. 2018Ungraded visit
  3. 2018Requires improvement
  4. 2022Inadequate
  5. 2023Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Ungraded visit
  7. 2023Ungraded visit
  8. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026589
Free school meals (past 6 years)55.3%
First language not English32.0%
SEN support28.9%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)12.8%
Persistently absent pupils42.8%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

78.5% full · 750 places · 1 in sixth form (2021/22)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 15 responses (2.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school66.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school73.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved46.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60% not applicable66.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year53.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.3% not applicable53.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child60% agree
  • My child does well at this school66.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing66.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school80% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development33.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent40% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.2
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 31.2
  • Leadership 7.6
  • Teaching assistants 4.6
  • Other support 20.8

Teachers 38.8 FTE · Whole workforce 64.2 · 68 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,171
Spend per pupil£8,787
Staff spend per pupil£5,983
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£897,000in-year balance

Grants £9,205 · self-generated £966 · premises £1,116 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

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

122 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained77.9%
  • Education71.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.5%
  • Employment4.1%
  • Not sustained9.8%
  • Unknown12.3%