Lift Lea Forest
Hurstcroft Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 9RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Lynsey Hedley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 536
- URN
- 139003
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216753985
About this school
Lift Lea Forest is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 536 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
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 | 67 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 93% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 24% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 100% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 99% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 97% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 114.0 | 114.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 112.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +10.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +7.10 | - | - |
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 Lea Forest 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 | 89% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 93% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 559 |
| 2023/24 | 559 |
| 2024/25 | 551 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Lea Forest compares
Lift Lea Forest ranked 16th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 5.2% | 70.3% | 536 | — |
| Gossey Lane Academy | 63% | 6.7% | 69% | 183 | 0.4 miles |
| The Oval School | 65% | 7% | 65.6% | 639 | 0.5 miles |
| Audley Primary School | 70% | 7.7% | 62.1% | 874 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants | — | 4.8% | 51% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior | 71% | 5% | 61.9% | 330 | 0.7 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
- 7 December 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report11 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.29%
- English as an additional language
- 39.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 13.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gossey Lane Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Oval School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Audley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lift Lea Forest ranks 13th 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 Lea Forest teach?
- Lift Lea Forest teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Lea Forest?
- The headteacher of Lift Lea Forest is Ms Lynsey Hedley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Lea Forest last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Lea Forest, 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 Lea Forest?
- Lift Lea Forest has 536 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lift Lea Forest full?
- Lift Lea Forest has capacity for 490 pupils and 536 on roll (109%), 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 Lea Forest a faith school?
- No. Lift Lea Forest has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Lea Forest have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Lea Forest as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift Lea Forest?
- Lift Lea Forest 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 Lea Forest's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 84% 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 Lea Forest rank locally?
- Lift Lea Forest ranked 16th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Lea Forest's absence rate?
- Lift Lea Forest's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Lea Forest's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Lea Forest'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.