Park Hall AcademyLift Greenwood
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Park Hall Academy and Lift Greenwood are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Park Hall Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lift Greenwood scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Park Hall Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Park Hall Academy was judged Good and Lift Greenwood was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.6 for Park Hall Academy and 31.8 for Lift Greenwood.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Park Hall Academy (48.9 in 2021-22, 45.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lift Greenwood (42.1 in 2021-22, 31.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamPark Hall Academy | BirminghamLift Greenwood | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 15 in Solihull | 78th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,269 | 935 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 1,080 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B36 9HF | Birmingham, B35 7NL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.6 Stronger figure | 31.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.2% Stronger figure | 18.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.3% Stronger figure | 45.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.6% | 44.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 Stronger figure | 2.77 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 199 | 172 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 49 | 28 | |
| A-level average points | 33.5 Stronger figure | 19.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.3 Stronger figure | 19.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,270 | 942 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 34.4% | 65.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.5% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.0% | 22.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% Stronger figure | 12.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.4% Stronger figure | 36.8% | 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.
Park Hall Academy
Lift Greenwood
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