Lift Tamworth
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 138435
- Address
- Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, B77 2NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 605 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.1%
- Persistent absence
- 37.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 89.3%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 3.1%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.97
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 86 |
| Geography | GCSE | 47 |
| History | GCSE | 47 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 87 |
| Art & Design (Photography) | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 123
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 68 57 |
| Year 8 | 140 71 69 |
| Year 9 | 121 52 69 |
| Year 10 | 131 69 62 |
| Year 11 | 88 48 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |