Lift Richmond Park
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Richmond upon Thames
Park Avenue, London, SW14 8RG
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.4%
27.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,046
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
110 of 110 families who put it first got an offer
272
Places offered
495
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 110 | 110 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 44 | ● 49% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 21 | ● 25% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 212 | 51 | ● 24% |
| Total | 495 | 226 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Richmond upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 229 applications came from outside the council area (75 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Whelan
- Address
- Park Avenue, London, SW14 8RG
- Phone
- 02088768891
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- East Sheen · Richmond Park
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136208
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
1,046 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 913 pupils
Attendance
90.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.49 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.08 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 170 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.48 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27% | 17% |
| A-level students | 75 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 169 | 44% | 69% | 84% | |
| English Language | 168 | 29% | 70% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 42% | 75% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 113 | 19% | 49% | 61% | |
| Geography | 83 | 34% | 66% | 71% | |
| History | 74 | 57% | 80% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 60 | 43% | 73% | 82% | |
| French | 55 | 47% | 82% | 85% | |
| Biology | 54 | 48% | 89% | 98% | |
| Physics | 54 | 61% | 91% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 56% | 91% | 98% | |
| Religious Studies | 49 | 39% | 69% | 80% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 28 | 25% | 50% | 64% | |
| Biology | 27 | 7% | 37% | 52% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 11% | 37% | 42% | |
| Economics | 17 | 6% | 24% | 53% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 6% | 24% | 35% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 13% | 31% | 69% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 13% | 33% | 53% | |
| History | 13 | 23% | 38% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 11 | 0% | 9% | 45% | |
| Physics | 8 | 13% | 13% | 38% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 14% | 14% | 14% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 18818: Lift Richmond Park
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Richmond upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.