Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Mr Damian McGeehin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 589
- URN
- 138439
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908624720
About this school
Lift Sir Herbert Leon is a secondary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 589 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Sir Herbert Leon, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 86 | 122 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.4 | 36.3 | 33.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.72 -1.04 to -0.40 | -1.02 -1.29 to -0.74 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 37.7% | 24.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% | 54.9% | 45.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 7.4% | 12.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
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 Sir Herbert Leon has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33.4 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.3 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.7 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 625 |
| 2023/24 | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Sir Herbert Leon compares
Lift Sir Herbert Leon ranked 13th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.7 | 12.8% | 55.3% | 589 | — |
| Lord Grey Academy | 40.4 | 8.9% | 34.7% | 1,446 | 1.6 miles |
| Walton High | 46.4 | 10% | 25% | 2,969 | 3.2 miles |
| Shenley Brook End School | 45.4 | 8.3% | 20.6% | 1,845 | 3.3 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic School | 44.9 | 6.8% | 29% | 1,890 | 3.4 miles |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | 40.8 | 8.7% | 48.2% | 923 | 3.5 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)
- 55.33%
- English as an additional language
- 32%
- Overall absence
- 12.81%
- Persistent absence
- 42.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lord Grey Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Walton High3.2 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Shenley Brook End School3.3 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
St Paul's Catholic School3.4 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
The Milton Keynes Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Lift Sir Herbert Leon ranks 13th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Denbigh School Secondary
- Fulbrook School Secondary
- Lord Grey Academy Secondary
- Shenley Brook End School Secondary
- St Paul's Catholic School Secondary
- Stantonbury School Secondary
- The Hazeley Academy Secondary
- The Milton Keynes Academy Secondary
- The Radcliffe School Secondary
- Walton High Secondary
- Watling Academy Secondary
- Knowles Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Sir Herbert Leon teach?
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the principal of Lift Sir Herbert Leon?
- The principal of Lift Sir Herbert Leon is Mr Damian McGeehin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Sir Herbert Leon been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Sir Herbert Leon, 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 Sir Herbert Leon?
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon has 589 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lift Sir Herbert Leon full?
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon has capacity for 750 pupils and 589 on roll (79%), 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 Sir Herbert Leon a faith school?
- No. Lift Sir Herbert Leon has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Sir Herbert Leon a selective school?
- No. Lift Sir Herbert Leon is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Lift Sir Herbert Leon part of an academy trust?
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon 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 Sir Herbert Leon's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.4 in 2022/23 and 33.7 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 Sir Herbert Leon compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon ranked 13th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 Sir Herbert Leon's absence rate?
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon's overall absence rate is 12.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Sir Herbert Leon's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Sir Herbert Leon'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.