Lift Greenwood
Academy sponsor led in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 935 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1080 |
| Free school meals | 56.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | LIFT SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01214646101 |
| URN | 139048 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 October 2021, published 22 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Park Hall Academy (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- Hodge Hill Girls' School (secondary school, about 3.1 km)
- Hodge Hill College (secondary school, about 3.3 km)
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Smith's Wood Academy (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Erdington Academy (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- Washwood Heath Academy (all-through school, about 4.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.