Lift Greenwood
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 139048
- Address
- Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, B35 7NL
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 942 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.5%
- Persistent absence
- 32.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
White British 60%
Mixed 17.4%
Pakistani 4.2%
African 3.7%
Caribbean 3.1%
Other White 2.8%
Unclassified 2.8%
Other Black 2.7%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.6
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.77
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 21 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
Greenwood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 112 96 |
| Year 8 | 179 99 80 |
| Year 9 | 180 83 97 |
| Year 10 | 173 100 73 |
| Year 11 | 172 98 74 |
| Year 13 | 30 11 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 68.0% 69.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 28.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.2% 2.4% |