Lift Percy Shurmer
Longmore Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Miss Marie Duffy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 138410
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643431
About this school
Lift Percy Shurmer is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 459 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Percy Shurmer, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 90% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 92% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 92% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lift Percy Shurmer has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Percy Shurmer compares
Lift Percy Shurmer ranked 11th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.8% | 68.3% | 459 | — |
| Chandos Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 55.6% | 449 | 0.2 miles |
| Heath Mount Primary School | 69% | 7.4% | 58.9% | 290 | 0.3 miles |
| Ark Tindal Primary Academy | 78% | 4.9% | 59.5% | 450 | 0.6 miles |
| Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School | 50% | 4.2% | 40.2% | 138 | 0.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Woodview | 57% | 5.9% | 55.2% | 392 | 0.6 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
- 24 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.26%
- English as an additional language
- 64.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 6.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chandos Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Heath Mount Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Ark Tindal Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Woodview0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lift Percy Shurmer ranks 9th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Percy Shurmer teach?
- Lift Percy Shurmer teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the principal of Lift Percy Shurmer?
- The principal of Lift Percy Shurmer is Miss Marie Duffy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Percy Shurmer been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Percy Shurmer, 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 Percy Shurmer?
- Lift Percy Shurmer has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lift Percy Shurmer full?
- Lift Percy Shurmer has capacity for 460 pupils and 459 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Percy Shurmer a faith school?
- No. Lift Percy Shurmer has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Percy Shurmer have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Percy Shurmer as having nursery classes.
- Is Lift Percy Shurmer part of an academy trust?
- Lift Percy Shurmer is part of LIFT SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lift Percy Shurmer have?
- The schools register lists Lift Percy Shurmer's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lift Percy Shurmer's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 86% 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 Percy Shurmer compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Lift Percy Shurmer ranked 11th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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 Percy Shurmer's absence rate?
- Lift Percy Shurmer's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Percy Shurmer's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Percy Shurmer'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.