Lift Montgomery
White Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Principal Jasmine Woodward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 138864
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214649115
About this school
Lift Montgomery is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 466 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. 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
- 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 | 65 | 74 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 91% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 15% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 91% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 92% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Montgomery 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 | 88% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 466 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Montgomery compares
Lift Montgomery ranked 19th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 6.3% | 58.4% | 466 | — |
| Conway Primary School | 54% | 6.3% | 68.1% | 391 | 0.3 miles |
| The Olive School, Small Heath | 97% | 4.6% | 42.5% | 420 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery | 63% | 6.3% | 56.9% | 188 | 0.4 miles |
| Ladypool Primary School | 67% | 6.4% | 57.9% | 230 | 0.4 miles |
| Arden Primary School | 78% | 6.8% | 56.5% | 692 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.43%
- English as an additional language
- 95.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 17.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Conway Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Olive School, Small Heath0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Ladypool Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Arden Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lift Montgomery ranks 15th 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 year groups does Lift Montgomery teach?
- Lift Montgomery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Montgomery?
- The headteacher of Lift Montgomery is Principal Jasmine Woodward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Montgomery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Montgomery, 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 Montgomery?
- Lift Montgomery has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lift Montgomery full?
- Lift Montgomery has capacity for 630 pupils and 466 on roll (74%), 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 Montgomery a faith school?
- No. Lift Montgomery has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Montgomery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Montgomery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift Montgomery?
- Lift Montgomery 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 Montgomery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 83% 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 Montgomery rank locally?
- Lift Montgomery ranked 19th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Montgomery's absence rate?
- Lift Montgomery's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Montgomery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Montgomery'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.