Lift Newlands
Stuart Road, Peckham Rye, London, SE15 3AZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Miss Michelle Stone
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 140138
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076392541
About this school
Lift Newlands is a boys' special academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 79 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Newlands, 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 11 | 18 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 24.2 | 10.6 | 18.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -1.10 to +0.57 | -1.41 -2.15 to -0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 18% | 11.1% | 13.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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 Newlands has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24.2 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18.3 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 34.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 35.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 13 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report6 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75.64%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 35.83%
- Persistent absence
- 76.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit1.0 miles
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-
Allenby Tutorial Trust1.1 miles
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-
Goldsmiths College, University of London1.2 miles
Universities · London
-
Cherry Garden School1.3 miles
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-
St Dunstan's College1.4 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Lift Newlands teach?
- Lift Newlands teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the principal of Lift Newlands?
- The principal of Lift Newlands is Miss Michelle Stone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Newlands been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Newlands, 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 Newlands?
- Lift Newlands has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lift Newlands full?
- Lift Newlands has capacity for 70 pupils and 79 on roll (113%), 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 Newlands a faith school?
- No. Lift Newlands has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Newlands part of an academy trust?
- Lift Newlands is part of LIFT SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lift Newlands have?
- The schools register lists Lift Newlands's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lift Newlands's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 24.2 in 2022/23 and 18.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lift Newlands's absence rate?
- Lift Newlands's overall absence rate is 35.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Newlands's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Newlands'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.