Lift BroadlandsIKB Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

Lift Broadlands and IKB Academy are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Lift Broadlands scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and IKB Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lift Broadlands is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lift Broadlands was judged Good and IKB Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 31.8 for Lift Broadlands and 38.3 for IKB Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Broadlands (42.8 in 2021-22, 31.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at IKB Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lift Broadlands versus IKB Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolLift BroadlandsBristolIKB AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking12th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure14th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Studio schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 14-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll362 135
Capacity1,085 300
LocationBristol, BS31 2DY Bristol, BS31 1SP
GCSE results
Attainment 831.8 38.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths24.0% 31.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths44.0% 53.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc20.0% Stronger figure3.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score2.90 3.02 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort50 60
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported9
A-level average pointsNot reported29.4 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC
Pupils
Pupils in the census362 135
Free school meals (ever 6)42.8% 26.4%
English as an additional language7.2% 3.0%
SEN support33.4% 24.4%
SEN with an EHC plan7.5% 6.7%
Attendance
Overall absence16.2% Stronger figure16.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence39.5% 38.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Lift Broadlands

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