Lift Lea Forest
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.39 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lift Lea Forest is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 December 2022. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Lift Lea Forest catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.39 miles away, the 11th shortest of 58 Birmingham primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2022.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 110 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 52 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hurstcroft Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 9RD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 536 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 7 December 2022
Strengths
- “This is an exceptional school where pupils flourish.”
- “Leaders and staff work together very successfully so that pupils reach their full potential.”
- “The rich and ambitious curriculum ensures that pupils develop detailed knowledge and understanding over time in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 84% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 110 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Gossey Lane Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Oval School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Audley Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Shirestone Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brownmead Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published