Lift AylwardDuke's Aldridge
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Aylward and Duke's Aldridge are secondary schools in London.
Lift Aylward scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Duke's Aldridge scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Lift Aylward was judged the expected standard and Duke's Aldridge was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.8 for Lift Aylward and 38.1 for Duke's Aldridge.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lift Aylward (39.9 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Duke's Aldridge (45.5 in 2021-22, 38.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonLift Aylward | LondonDuke's Aldridge | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 21 in Enfield | 12th of 12 in Haringey | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,324 | 873 | |
| Capacity | 1,485 | 1,050 | |
| Location | London, N18 1NB | London, N17 0PG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.8 Stronger figure | 38.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.7% Stronger figure | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.1% Stronger figure | 47.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.3% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 Stronger figure | 3.35 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 229 | 204 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 78 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 31.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,401 | 965 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.5% | 49.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 56.3% | 65.3% | |
| SEN support | 28.8% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.4% Stronger figure | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.2% Stronger figure | 37.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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