Lift Rawlett, Tamworth

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

In 2026, pupils at Lift Rawlett averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.44: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.2, against 49.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were French, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 90 families put Lift Rawlett as their first choice and 257 named it as one of their preferences, for 151 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 Rawlett are Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3); Landau Forte Academy, Amington (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); Lift Tamworth (2.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.3); and The Wilnecote School (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3).

Lift Rawlett's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Lift Rawlett 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.

133 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lift Rawlett (as of September 2025): 52% would recommend the school, 69% say their child is happy there and 51% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (73%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (51%).

Of the 194 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 116 pupils (12.5%) received SEN support and 14 (1.5%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Rawlett School (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

In 2024/25, Lift Rawlett issued 204 suspensions, 19.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lift Rawlett are St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy (0.3 miles), Coton Green Primary School (0.4 miles) and Flax Hill Junior Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.