Lift Beacon High, London

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Lift Beacon High has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as Beacon High (URN 100453), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 34.8 and 18% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Lift Beacon High as their first choice and 157 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lift Beacon High are Acland Burghley School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.2); The Camden School for Girls (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 65.1); Parliament Hill School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.6); and LaSWAP Sixth Form (0.9 miles).

Lift Beacon High is one of 62 schools run by Lift Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 75 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 63% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

73.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 31.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (28%), White British (21%) and Mixed (18%).

In 2026, 78 pupils (18.8%) received SEN support and 35 (8.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Tufnell Park Station, about 660 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenwood Centre, 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lift Beacon High stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

The primary schools closest to Lift Beacon High are Tufnell Park Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Torriano Primary School (0.3 miles), Hungerford School (0.4 miles) and Eleanor Palmer Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.