OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 July 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
12 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bexley
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,474
1,474 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
645
43.8% of pupils
Male pupils
829
56.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.7 pts
above England
School
28.5%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.8 pts
above England
School
45.1%
Bexley
22.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Bexley
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
45.3%
667
African
18.7%
276
Any other White background
10.3%
152
Indian
5.8%
86
Any other Asian background
5.1%
75
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
47
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.0%
251 of
1,474 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.1
1.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.42 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.74 pts
higher than
England
School
7.96%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.98%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.16 pts
higher than
England
School
23.98%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
higher than
England
School
3.08%
Bexley
1.68%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.6%
14.7 pts
below England
Lift Bexleyheath
77.6%
Bexley
91.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.