Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Dwellings Lane, Birmingham, B32 1RJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Stoneman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 534
- URN
- 139047
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215666666
About this school
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 534 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Four Dwellings Secondary, 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
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
- 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 | 108 | 108 | 112 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 47.6 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.68 to -0.10 | +0.22 -0.07 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 46.3% | 34.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 68.5% | 56.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 32.4% | 35.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
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 Four Dwellings Secondary 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 | 40.5 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 571 |
| 2023/24 | 556 |
| 2024/25 | 553 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Four Dwellings Secondary compares
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary ranked 59th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 9.7% | 67.5% | 534 | — |
| Perryfields Academy | 43.8 | 8.8% | 38.7% | 682 | 0.9 miles |
| Leasowes High School | 41.8 | 9.8% | 31.4% | 1,043 | 1.0 miles |
| Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre | 52.1 | 8.5% | 59.2% | 627 | 1.1 miles |
| Bartley Green School | 39.9 | 11% | 57.9% | 927 | 1.2 miles |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | 75.9 | 4.2% | 22.6% | 1,324 | 1.6 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
- 21 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.45%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.72%
- Persistent absence
- 33.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Perryfields Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
Leasowes High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Halesowen
-
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bartley Green School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Five Ways School1.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary ranks 57th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Four Dwellings Secondary teach?
- Lift Four Dwellings Secondary teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the principal of Lift Four Dwellings Secondary?
- The principal of Lift Four Dwellings Secondary is Mrs Claire Stoneman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Four Dwellings Secondary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Four Dwellings Secondary, 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 Four Dwellings Secondary?
- Lift Four Dwellings Secondary has 534 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lift Four Dwellings Secondary full?
- Lift Four Dwellings Secondary has capacity for 600 pupils and 534 on roll (89%), 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 Four Dwellings Secondary a faith school?
- No. Lift Four Dwellings Secondary has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Four Dwellings Secondary a selective school?
- No. Lift Four Dwellings Secondary is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Lift Four Dwellings Secondary part of an academy trust?
- Lift Four Dwellings Secondary 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 Four Dwellings Secondary's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.5 in 2022/23 and 42.1 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 Four Dwellings Secondary compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Lift Four Dwellings Secondary ranked 59th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% 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 Four Dwellings Secondary's absence rate?
- Lift Four Dwellings Secondary's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Four Dwellings Secondary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Four Dwellings Secondary'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.