Lift Tamworth
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Tamworth, West Midlands B77 2NE · Staffordshire
#436 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#3715 of 4,090 nationally
About Lift Tamworth
Lift Tamworth is a academy secondary located in Tamworth, in the Staffordshire local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 636 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 17.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 436th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (18th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (17th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 636; capacity filled 70.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 53.4%; ebacc average points 2.98.
There are 48 schools in Tamworth; Lift Tamworth ranks 41st of 45 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)36.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)22.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)43.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Lift Tamworth by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 636
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 43.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 70.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 36.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 22.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 53.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.98
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Lift Tamworth
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Bird's Bush Primary School
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
143 students · 275 m away
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 396 m away
Oakhill Primary School
Tamworth · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
134 students · 613 m away
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School
Tamworth · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
178 students · 783 m away
Lakeside Primary School
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
224 students · 851 m away
Wilnecote Junior Academy
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
302 students · 976 m away
Stoneydelph Primary School
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
252 students · 991 m away
Glascote Academy
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
275 students · 1.0 km away
Two Gates Primary School
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
230 students · 1.1 km away
Three Peaks Primary Academy
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
411 students · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Alcester Academy
Alcester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
636 students
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch · Academy secondary · Ages 9–13
640 students
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
632 students
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
632 students
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
641 students
Harborne Academy
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
627 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Lift Tamworth a good school?
Lift Tamworth has a Success Index (England) of 17.2 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #436 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Lift Tamworth rank in West Midlands?
Lift Tamworth ranks #436 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #3715 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Lift Tamworth?
Lift Tamworth had 636 students in 2025.
Is Lift Tamworth a primary school or a secondary school?
Lift Tamworth is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Lift Tamworth?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Lift Tamworth; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.