Lift Four Dwellings Primary
Quinton Road West, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 1PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Executive Head Teacher
- Ms Jaime Bryan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 317
- URN
- 139131
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215666666
About this school
Lift Four Dwellings Primary is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 317 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Four Dwellings Primary, 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
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 50 | 56 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 70% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 77% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 82% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 77% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Four Dwellings Primary 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 | 56% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 335 |
| 2023/24 | 345 |
| 2024/25 | 341 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Four Dwellings Primary compares
Lift Four Dwellings Primary ranked 38th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 6.8% | 63.1% | 317 | — |
| Quinton Church Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 21.1% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Howley Grange Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| World's End Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.4% | 35.2% | 280 | 0.6 miles |
| World's End Junior School | 61% | 5.7% | 54.5% | 353 | 0.6 miles |
| Nonsuch Primary School | 52% | 6.3% | 63.8% | 190 | 0.8 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)
- 63.13%
- English as an additional language
- 40.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 21.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quinton Church Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Howley Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
World's End Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
World's End Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Nonsuch Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lift Four Dwellings Primary ranks 34th 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 ages does Lift Four Dwellings Primary teach?
- Lift Four Dwellings Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Lift Four Dwellings Primary?
- The executive head teacher of Lift Four Dwellings Primary is Ms Jaime Bryan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Four Dwellings Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Four Dwellings Primary, 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 Primary?
- Lift Four Dwellings Primary has 317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lift Four Dwellings Primary full?
- Lift Four Dwellings Primary has capacity for 459 pupils and 317 on roll (69%), 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 Primary a faith school?
- No. Lift Four Dwellings Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Four Dwellings Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Four Dwellings Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Lift Four Dwellings Primary part of an academy trust?
- Lift Four Dwellings Primary 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 Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 78% 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 Primary compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Lift Four Dwellings Primary ranked 38th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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 Primary's absence rate?
- Lift Four Dwellings Primary's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Four Dwellings Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Four Dwellings Primary'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.