Lift TamworthKingsbury School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Tamworth and Kingsbury School are secondary schools.
Lift Tamworth scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Kingsbury School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Kingsbury School is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Tamworth was judged the expected standard and Kingsbury School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.3 for Lift Tamworth and 43.3 for Kingsbury School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Tamworth (37.8 in 2021-22, 35.3 in 2025-26) and has risen at Kingsbury School (40.7 in 2021-22, 43.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TamworthLift Tamworth | KingsburyKingsbury School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 57th of 70 in Staffordshire | 26th of 38 in Warwickshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 636 | 604 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 630 | |
| Location | Tamworth, B77 2NE | Kingsbury, B78 2LF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.3 | 43.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26.3% | 43.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45.9% | 66.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 133 | 118 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 605 | 631 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.0% | 24.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.3% | 2.1% | |
| SEN support | 18.8% | 5.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.8% | 9.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 37.8% | 27.9% 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 Tamworth
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