Lift Winton
London Road, Andover, SP10 2PS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr Myles Preston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 978
- URN
- 138920
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264351822
About this school
Lift Winton is a secondary academy in Andover. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 978 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Winton, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, 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 | 145 | 179 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.2 | 35.7 | 37.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.55 -0.78 to -0.32 | -0.44 -0.66 to -0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 22.9% | 26% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 46.4% | 52% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 18.4% | 18.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
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 Winton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.2 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.7 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.9 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 1,031 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Winton compares
Lift Winton ranked 57th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.9 | 10% | 36.3% | 978 | — |
| Harrow Way Community School | 44.4 | 7.8% | 27.2% | 992 | 1.7 miles |
| John Hanson Community School | 43.5 | 7% | 18.7% | 987 | 1.8 miles |
| Testbourne Community School | 53.3 | 8.5% | 15.2% | 949 | 5.7 miles |
| Danebury School | 34.3 | 10.7% | 26.4% | 357 | 6.9 miles |
| The Wellington Academy | 42.1 | 8.2% | 22.1% | 1,121 | 8.1 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)
- 36.28%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.03%
- Persistent absence
- 27.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harrow Way Community School1.7 miles
Secondary · Andover
-
John Hanson Community School1.8 miles
Secondary · Andover
-
Testbourne Community School5.7 miles
Secondary · Whitchurch
-
Danebury School6.9 miles
Secondary · Stockbridge
-
The Wellington Academy8.1 miles
Secondary · Ludgershall
Other schools in Andover
- Harrow Way Community School Secondary
- John Hanson Community School Secondary
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Balksbury Junior School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Winton teach?
- Lift Winton teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Winton?
- The headteacher of Lift Winton is Mr Myles Preston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Winton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Winton, 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 Winton?
- Lift Winton has 978 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lift Winton full?
- Lift Winton has capacity for 600 pupils and 978 on roll (163%), 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 Winton a faith school?
- No. Lift Winton has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Winton a selective school?
- No. Lift Winton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Lift Winton part of an academy trust?
- Lift Winton 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 Winton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.2 in 2022/23 and 37.9 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 Winton compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Lift Winton ranked 57th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% 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 Winton's absence rate?
- Lift Winton's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Winton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Winton'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.