Lift BexleyheathTownley Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bexleyheath.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Bexleyheath and Townley Grammar School are secondary schools in Bexleyheath.
Lift Bexleyheath scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Townley Grammar School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Townley Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Bexleyheath was judged the expected standard and Townley Grammar School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.1 for Lift Bexleyheath and 75.0 for Townley Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Bexleyheath (47.2 in 2021-22, 41.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Townley Grammar School (76.7 in 2021-22, 75.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BexleyheathLift Bexleyheath | BexleyheathTownley Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | B84/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 16 in Bexley | 2nd of 16 in Bexley Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,487 | 1,670 | |
| Capacity | 1,900 | 1,550 | |
| Location | Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA | Bexleyheath, DA6 7AB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 | 75.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.2% | 96.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.5% | 98.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.1% | 71.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 7.00 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 179 | 224 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 44 | 274 | |
| A-level average points | 27.4 | 40.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.2 | 40.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.3% | 21.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,487 | 1,670 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.6% | 11.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 41.5% | 23.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 3.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 0.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.0% | 4.3% Stronger figure | 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
A-level average points
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.
Lift Bexleyheath
Townley Grammar School
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