Lift Four Dwellings SecondaryPerryfields Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary and Perryfields Academy are secondary schools.
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Perryfields Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lift Four Dwellings Secondary is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary was judged Good and Perryfields Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.0 for Lift Four Dwellings Secondary and 41.4 for Perryfields Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Four Dwellings Secondary (41.0 in 2021-22, 39.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Perryfields Academy (46.8 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamLift Four Dwellings Secondary | OldburyPerryfields Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 48th of 89 in Birmingham | 16th of 20 in Sandwell | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 534 | 682 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B32 1RJ | Oldbury, B68 0RG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.0 | 41.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.3% Stronger figure | 32.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.1% Stronger figure | 51.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 96 | 153 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 553 | 817 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 67.5% | 38.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 30.4% | 22.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.9% | 19.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% | 8.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.8% | 26.6% 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
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 Four Dwellings Secondary
Perryfields Academy
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