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Lift Firth Park

Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Sheffield. Ofsted inspection (June 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 32.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 137 families put it first for 173 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
1,115
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Sheffield
Academy trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Headteacher
Ms Katrina Kerry
Opened
Aug 2013
School website 01142576238 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 17 Jun 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (24 Apr 2024): School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 224 pupils

Attainment 8
32.7
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
24.6%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
44.6%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.45
2023/24 · CI -0.65 to -0.25
This school
32.7
Sheffield
43.2
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
173
1st preferences
137
All applications
279
1st prefs per place
0.79
Fewer first choices than places

137 of 137 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

Official secondary catchment published by Sheffield City Council (Open Government Licence, 2024-01-26). Source

The boundary is shown on the map on this page. Check the council's current admissions arrangements, as boundaries can change.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,164
Capacity
1,350
83% full
Girls / boys
48/52
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)54.3%
  • English as an additional language38.7%
  • SEN support14.2%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3.2%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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