Noadswood SchoolLift New Forest
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.
Summary of the comparison
Noadswood School and Lift New Forest are secondary schools in Southampton.
Noadswood School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lift New Forest scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Noadswood School is ahead on our composite score.
Noadswood School was judged Good and Lift New Forest was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.6 for Noadswood School and 39.9 for Lift New Forest.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Noadswood School (48.1 in 2021-22, 43.6 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Lift New Forest (39.3 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonNoadswood School | SouthamptonLift New Forest | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 41st of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 46th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,102 | 504 | |
| Capacity | 1,125 | 800 | |
| Location | Southampton, SO45 4ZF | Southampton, SO45 2PA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.6 Stronger figure | 39.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.9% Stronger figure | 32.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.3% Stronger figure | 59.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 222 | 99 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,043 | 548 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.3% | 44.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.8% | 2.4% | |
| SEN support | 10.6% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 8.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.3% | 9.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.5% | 23.8% 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.
Noadswood School
Lift New Forest
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