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Lift Four Dwellings Secondary

Academy · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed

Part of LIFT SCHOOLS

Dwellings Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 1RJ

0121 566 6666 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 21 November 2023
Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%England 45% · 2024/25
Pupils534Room for 600
First-choice applications per place0.862 for 75 places, September 2026

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 21 November 2023.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

What parents say

15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 4 September 2023 and 2 September 2024.

Birmingham comparisons use the 49 of its 95 state secondary schools with comparable results. The other 46 have no published Parent View results (Ofsted only publishes a survey once at least 10 parents answer) or used Ofsted's newer questions, which we don't compare with the older ones.

StatementThis schoolBirminghamEngland
My child is happy at this school
80% 80% 88%
My child feels safe at this school
87% 82% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
60% 74% 84%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 12 parents who had raised a concern
58% 65% 75%
I would recommend this school to another parent
67%said yes 75% 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families. Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. Birmingham figures pool parents at the Birmingham schools compared, from each school's latest survey, so survey dates differ between schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

GCSEs (key stage 4, age 16), 2024/25

112 pupils in this year group.

35% — 11 points below the Birmingham average, and 11 points below the England average.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35% 45% 45%
Attainment 8 scoreAverage of each pupil's grades across 8 GCSE-level subjects, with English and maths counted twice. Around 50 means grade 5s on average. 42.1 46.6 46.1
EBacc average point scoreAverage points across the English Baccalaureate subjects: English, maths, sciences, a language and history or geography. 3.6 4.2 4.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths, over time
20% 30% 40% 50% 60% England 2022/23: 45%England 2023/24: 46%England 2024/25: 45% This school 2022/23: 33%This school 2023/24: 46%This school 2024/25: 35% This school England 45% 2022/23 33% 2023/24 46% 2024/25 35%

Progress 8 isn't shown. DfE didn't publish it for 2024/25 because this year group's key stage 2 tests in 2020 were cancelled, and older progress scores aren't comparable.

Source: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

After Year 11

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

108 pupils in this year group.

91% — about the same as the Birmingham average, and about the same as the England average.

Where pupils went after Year 11
This school 16%67%
England 34%13%37%
MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workPupils recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing Year 11. 91% 90% 92%
School sixth form 6% 33% 34%
Sixth form college 16% 13% 13%
Further education college 67% 39% 37%
Apprenticeship 1% 1% 3%
Work 1% 1% 3%

Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or work, over time

2023/242024/25
84%91%

Source: DfE key stage 4 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Birmingham. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were fewer first-choice applications than places.

Places offered75
Families who put it first62
Of those, offered a place62 (100%)
Families who listed it at all215

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 0.8 · 2025: 0.8 · 2026: 0.8

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Birmingham

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
 67.5% 48.1%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan
 1.6% 1.5%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support
 15.9% 15.2%* 13.4%
English as an additional language
 30.4% 37.1%* 19.2%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
 9.7% 8.0%* 8.4%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
 33.8% 24.1%* 23.4%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
 35.1 15.1 21.2
Pupils suspended at least once
 18.1% 7.7% 7.3%
Pupils permanently excluded1 pupil 0.18% 0.24% 0.23%
Pupils per teacher
 18.8 16.1 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
 17.1 11.7 11.8
Teachers who left during the year
 9.5% 14.7%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Lift Four Dwellings Secondary's Ofsted rating?

Lift Four Dwellings Secondary was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 21 November 2023.

How did Lift Four Dwellings Secondary do in its GCSEs?

In 2024/25, 35% of pupils grade 5 or above in English and maths, 11 points below the England average of 45%.

Would parents recommend Lift Four Dwellings Secondary?

67% of the 15 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 4 September 2023 and 2 September 2024 said they would recommend Lift Four Dwellings Secondary to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

Is Lift Four Dwellings Secondary oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 62 families put Lift Four Dwellings Secondary as their first choice for 75 places: fewer first-choice applications than places. 62 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

Sources

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Page updated 26 September 2026.