Lift Richmond Park
Park Avenue, London, SW14 8RG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Mr James Whelan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,046
- URN
- 136208
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088768891
About this school
Lift Richmond Park is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,046 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 168 | 161 | 170 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.7 | 56.9 | 56.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.13 to +0.56 | +0.49 +0.26 to +0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 61.5% | 66.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 81.4% | 77.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 68.3% | 68.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
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 Richmond Park has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.7 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.9 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 994 |
| 2023/24 | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 1,039 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Richmond Park compares
Lift Richmond Park ranked 7th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.1 | 9.6% | 30% | 1,046 | — |
| Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School | 57 | 7.8% | 21.7% | 1,050 | 1.3 miles |
| Chiswick School | 54.5 | 7.8% | 32.1% | 1,618 | 1.4 miles |
| Ark Putney Academy | 46.3 | 9.1% | 57.5% | 746 | 1.5 miles |
| Fulham Cross Academy | 45.7 | 9.5% | 49.4% | 588 | 2.2 miles |
| Ashcroft Technology Academy | 66.7 | 2.4% | 32.1% | 1,524 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.99%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.57%
- Persistent absence
- 27.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School1.3 miles
Secondary · Richmond
-
Chiswick School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Putney Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Fulham Cross Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ashcroft Technology Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Lift Richmond Park ranks 67th 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 year groups does Lift Richmond Park teach?
- Lift Richmond Park teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Lift Richmond Park?
- The principal of Lift Richmond Park is Mr James Whelan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Richmond Park last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Richmond Park, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lift Richmond Park?
- Lift Richmond Park has 1,046 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lift Richmond Park full?
- Lift Richmond Park has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,046 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lift Richmond Park a faith school?
- No. Lift Richmond Park has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Richmond Park a selective school?
- No. Lift Richmond Park is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lift Richmond Park?
- Lift Richmond Park 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 Richmond Park's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.7 in 2022/23 and 56.1 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 Richmond Park rank locally?
- Lift Richmond Park ranked 7th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% 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 Richmond Park's absence rate?
- Lift Richmond Park's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Richmond Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Richmond Park'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.