Lift Lea Forest
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About Lift Lea Forest
Lift Lea Forest is a primary academy in Birmingham, Birmingham. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
LIFT SCHOOLS is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 59 member schools: 32 primary schools, 22 secondary schools, 5 special schools. Local authorities: Barnsley | Bath and North East Somerset | Bexley | Birmingham | Bradford | Enfield | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Haringey | Hounslow | Isle of Wight | Islington | Kent | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Leeds | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Middlesbrough | Milton Keynes | Richmond upon Thames | Sheffield | Southwark | Staffordshire | Surrey | Swindon | Torbay. Regions: East Midlands | East of England | London | North East | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the LIFT SCHOOLS public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Lift Lea Forest
- Address
- Hurstcroft Road, Kitts Green
- Postcode
- B33 9RD
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- URN (official identifier)
- 139003
- Establishment number
- 2096
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 536
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 490
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Headteacher
- Ms Lynsey Hedley
- Ofsted inspection
- Outstanding · Inspected 7 Dec 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.liftleaforest.org
- Telephone
- 01216753985
- Date opened
- 1 Dec 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Lift Lea Forest
| 2025/26 | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 536 | 202,381 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 66.0% | 47.0% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 16.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.6% | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 42.2% | 40.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Lift Lea Forest, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 30 Jan 2023
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Report published 13 Dec 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 9 Dec 2016
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Dec 2014
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportInspected as Ridpool Primary and Nursery School (URN 103373)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 14 Jun 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Ridpool Primary and Nursery School (URN 103373)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 May 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Ridpool Primary and Nursery School (URN 103373)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 7 Mar 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Lift Lea Forest
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 16.6% | 16.5% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Lift Lea Forest
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £523,900 for 338 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 65.8% | 49.7% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £1,019 | £670 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Lift Lea Forest
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 538 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Birmingham average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,282,000 £7,959 per pupil | £7,547 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £3,779,000 £7,024 per pupil | £6,781 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,755,000 £3,262 per pupil · 46.4% | £3,052 · 45.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £849,000 £1,578 per pupil · 22.5% | £1,224 · 18.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £424 · 6.3% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £410 · 6.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £503,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,299 per pupil, supply and agency £66 per pupil — spending up £726 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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