Lift Sir Herbert Leon
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Oct 8 2024 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Unique reference
- 138439
- Address
- Fern Grove, Bletchley, MK2 3HQ
- Website
- www.liftsirherbertleon.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 647 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 32%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.1%
- Persistent absence
- 42.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.9%
White British 46.1%
African 14.8%
Mixed 11.3%
Bangladeshi 8.5%
Other White 6%
Pakistani 3.1%
Other 2.6%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other Black 1.4%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.5
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 28 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 141 |
Admissions
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 88
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 109 58 51 |
| Year 8 | 117 61 56 |
| Year 9 | 159 71 88 |
| Year 10 | 118 65 53 |
| Year 11 | 144 78 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 63.0% 88.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 36.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 51.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 12.0% 2.5% 3.0% |