Lift Aylward
Windmill Road, Enfield, London, N18 1NB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Ms Lauren Savage
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,485
- Pupils on roll
- 1,324
- URN
- 136147
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088031738
About this school
Lift Aylward is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,324 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Aylward, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 237 | 224 | 229 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.4 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.38 to 0.00 | -0.28 -0.47 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 35.3% | 36.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 60.7% | 61.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 72.3% | 60.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lift Aylward has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.4 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.8 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,383 |
| 2023/24 | 1,383 |
| 2024/25 | 1,401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Aylward compares
Lift Aylward ranked 15th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.8 | 9.4% | 49.5% | 1,324 | — |
| The Latymer School | 80.1 | 3.1% | 9.1% | 1,355 | 0.7 miles |
| Winchmore School | 46.2 | 7.8% | 28.9% | 1,859 | 0.9 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | 54.4 | 5.2% | 32.1% | 960 | 1.1 miles |
| Duke's Aldridge | 38.1 | 10.6% | 49.7% | 873 | 1.2 miles |
| Mulberry Academy Woodside | 48.4 | 7% | 41.4% | 1,124 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.48%
- English as an additional language
- 56.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 28.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Latymer School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Winchmore School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Duke's Aldridge1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry Academy Woodside1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Lift Aylward ranks 241st of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Aylward teach?
- Lift Aylward teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Lift Aylward?
- The principal of Lift Aylward is Ms Lauren Savage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Aylward been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Aylward, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lift Aylward?
- Lift Aylward has 1,324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Lift Aylward full?
- Lift Aylward has capacity for 1,485 pupils and 1,324 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lift Aylward a faith school?
- No. Lift Aylward has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Aylward a selective school?
- No. Lift Aylward is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Lift Aylward part of an academy trust?
- Lift Aylward is part of LIFT SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lift Aylward's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.4 in 2022/23 and 39.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lift Aylward compare with other schools in Enfield?
- Lift Aylward ranked 15th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lift Aylward's absence rate?
- Lift Aylward's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Aylward's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Aylward's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.