Lift Kingswood
Wawne Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4WR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Mr Richard Westoby
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,592
- URN
- 139118
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482879967
About this school
Lift Kingswood is a secondary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,592 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Kingswood, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 212 | 233 | 229 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.7 | 52.6 | 55.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.39 +0.20 to +0.59 | +0.24 +0.05 to +0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 54.1% | 57.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 73.4% | 72.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 72.5% | 51.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
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 Kingswood has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.7 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,375 |
| 2023/24 | 1,455 |
| 2024/25 | 1,534 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Kingswood compares
Lift Kingswood ranked 1st of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55 | 5.3% | 30.1% | 1,592 | — |
| Winifred Holtby Academy | 36.4 | 11% | 45.1% | 1,309 | 1.2 miles |
| Sirius Academy North | 37.8 | 10.6% | 51.3% | 1,095 | 1.8 miles |
| St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy | 54.9 | 4.5% | 21.6% | 2,485 | 2.2 miles |
| Malet Lambert | 41.9 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,648 | 2.3 miles |
| Newland School for Girls | 44.2 | 8.5% | 43.6% | 610 | 2.6 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)
- 30.05%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winifred Holtby Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Sirius Academy North1.8 miles
Secondary · Hull
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St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Malet Lambert2.3 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Newland School for Girls2.6 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Lift Kingswood ranks 1st of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Hull.
- Holderness Academy Secondary
- Hull Trinity House Academy Secondary
- Kelvin Hall School Secondary
- Liberty Academy Secondary
- Malet Lambert Secondary
- Newland School for Girls Secondary
- Ron Dearing UTC Secondary
- Sirius Academy North Secondary
- Sirius Academy West Secondary
- St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Marvell College Secondary
- Winifred Holtby Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Kingswood teach?
- Lift Kingswood teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the principal of Lift Kingswood?
- The principal of Lift Kingswood is Mr Richard Westoby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Kingswood been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Kingswood, 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 Kingswood?
- Lift Kingswood has 1,592 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lift Kingswood full?
- Lift Kingswood has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,592 on roll (106%), 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 Kingswood a faith school?
- No. Lift Kingswood has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Kingswood a selective school?
- No. Lift Kingswood is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Lift Kingswood part of an academy trust?
- Lift Kingswood 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 Kingswood's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.7 in 2022/23 and 55 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 Kingswood compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Lift Kingswood ranked 1st of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary 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 Kingswood's absence rate?
- Lift Kingswood's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Kingswood's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Kingswood'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.