Lift Ryde
Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Mr William Doyle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,461
- URN
- 136753
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983567331
About this school
Lift Ryde is a secondary academy in Ryde. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,461 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 255 | 255 | 238 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 43.7 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.15 to +0.20 | -0.06 -0.24 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 43.1% | 41.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 64.7% | 65.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 12.2% | 22.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
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 Ryde has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Isle of Wight average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.9 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 35.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,457 |
| 2023/24 | 1,480 |
| 2024/25 | 1,431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Ryde compares
Lift Ryde ranked 3rd of 7 secondary schools in Isle of Wight for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 10.3% | 27.6% | 1,461 | — |
| King's Academy Bay House | 43.8 | 9.3% | 23.6% | 2,036 | 4.4 miles |
| Medina College | 35.2 | 14.8% | 35.8% | 1,094 | 4.8 miles |
| King's Academy Brune Park | 33 | 10.6% | 38.9% | 1,167 | 6.1 miles |
| Christ The King College | 44.8 | 10.3% | 27.8% | 1,131 | 6.3 miles |
| Ark Charter Academy | 38.9 | 12.9% | 61.7% | 883 | 6.3 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)
- 27.56%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.27%
- Persistent absence
- 29.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Academy Bay House4.4 miles
Secondary · Gosport
-
Medina College4.8 miles
Secondary · Newport
-
King's Academy Brune Park6.1 miles
Secondary · Gosport
-
Christ The King College6.3 miles
Secondary · Newport
-
Ark Charter Academy6.3 miles
Secondary · Southsea
Other schools in Ryde
- Binstead Primary School Primary
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
- Haylands Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde Primary
- St Helens Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wootton Community Primary School Primary
- Ryde School with Upper Chine Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift Ryde teach?
- Lift Ryde teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ryde.
- Who is the principal of Lift Ryde?
- The principal of Lift Ryde is Mr William Doyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Ryde last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Ryde, 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 Ryde?
- Lift Ryde has 1,461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lift Ryde full?
- Lift Ryde has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,461 on roll (97%), 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 Ryde a faith school?
- No. Lift Ryde has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Ryde a selective school?
- No. Lift Ryde is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lift Ryde?
- Lift Ryde 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 Ryde's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.9 in 2022/23 and 43.8 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 Ryde rank locally?
- Lift Ryde ranked 3rd of 7 secondary schools in Isle of Wight for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% 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 Ryde's absence rate?
- Lift Ryde's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Ryde's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Ryde'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.