Lift Rawlett
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 138728
- Address
- Comberford Road, B79 9AA
- Website
- www.rawlettschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1036 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 85.6%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 4.5%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 41 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 219 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 218 |
Admissions
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 135
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 131
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 106 93 |
| Year 8 | 170 84 86 |
| Year 9 | 233 124 109 |
| Year 10 | 216 122 94 |
| Year 11 | 218 93 125 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |