Lift Greenwood
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lift Greenwood is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Lift Greenwood 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 4 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 173 first-choice applications for 203 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 19% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Birmingham.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was D (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level well below average.
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
- Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7NL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 935 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe, happy and known as individuals.”
- “The school nurtures a strong sense of belonging through the house system and pastoral care.”
- “Staff work to lift motivation, outcomes and aspirations for all pupils.”
To improve
- “While whole school attendance does not reflect national figures overall, leaders ensure that the community knows the importance of attendance, and through the school’s ‘Nexus Centre’ pupils receive bespoke support to help them attend more.”
- “Pupils have not historically achieved as well as they could have.”
- “A small number of pupils still experience some variation in how well the curriculum is tailored to their needs.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 19% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 31.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 173 first-preference applications, 203 offers in total, 173 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Hodge Hill Girls' School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hodge Hill College 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Erdington Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Tile Cross Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Royal Sutton School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairfax 2.9 mi Good Last distance published