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Lift Bexleyheath

URN
137138
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Lift Bexleyheath
URN
137138
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

55 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

43

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

49

Destinations

41

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#11 of 14 schools in Bexley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Offer probability
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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 September 2021
Inspection date
6 July 2021
Inspection type
Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 12 September 2021

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 September 2021

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

296

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

700

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

259

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.36×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bexley
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Bexley)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.bexleyheathacademy.org/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bexley to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

41.1

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

30.2%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

61.5%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

10.1%

EBacc achievement

Location

DA6 7DA - Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, Kent

Contact details

Address
Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, Kent
Postcode
DA6 7DA
Phone
2083035696
Website
http://www.bexleyheathacademy.org/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bexley
Local authority code
303

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 195 schools in Bexley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

195

Open schools

92

Closed schools

103

Primary schools

128

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 12 September 2021

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 12 September 2021

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 September 2021

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 12 September 2021

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 September 20216 July 2021Schools into Special Measures Visit 3GoodView report for inspection published 12 September 2021
    • Good

      Published
      12 September 2021
      Inspected
      6 July 2021
      Type
      Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    37.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 171

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    3.9%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    27.4

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.43

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    6.3%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    81.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    2.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    4.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    10.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    37

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary128 (66.0%)
    • Secondary37 (19.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other29 (14.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Bexleyheath School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Pelham Infant School255 mPrimaryClosed
    Pelham Primary School255 mPrimaryOpen
    Pelham Primary School255 mPrimaryClosed
    Gravel Hill Primary School686 mPrimaryOpen
    Gravel Hill Primary School686 mPrimaryClosed
    Upland Primary School761 mPrimaryOpen
    Upland Junior School761 mPrimaryClosed
    Upland Infant School761 mPrimaryClosed
    Upland Primary School761 mPrimaryClosed
    • Bexleyheath School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Pelham Infant School
      Distance
      255 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Pelham Primary School
      Distance
      255 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Pelham Primary School
      Distance
      255 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Gravel Hill Primary School

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Bexley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Beths Grammar SchoolSecondaryDA5 1NEClosed
    Beths Grammar SchoolSecondaryDA5 1NEOpen
    Bexley Grammar SchoolSecondaryDA16 2BLOpen
    Bexley Grammar SchoolSecondaryDA16 2BLClosed
    Bexleyheath SchoolSecondaryDA6 7DAClosed
    • Beths Grammar School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DA5 1NE
      Status
      Closed
    • Beths Grammar School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DA5 1NE
      Status
      Open
    • Bexley Grammar School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DA16 2BL
      Status
      Open
    • Bexley Grammar School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DA16 2BL
      Status
      Closed
    • Bexleyheath School
    Distance
    686 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Gravel Hill Primary School
    Distance
    686 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Upland Primary School
    Distance
    761 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Upland Junior School
    Distance
    761 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Upland Infant School
    Distance
    761 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Upland Primary School
    Distance
    761 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    DA6 7DA
    Status
    Closed