Lift Sir Herbert Leon, Milton Keynes

Inadequate
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Damian McGeehin
Pupils:589 / 750 capacity
LA:Milton Keynes
Phone:01908624720
Address:Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
Trust:LIFT SCHOOLS
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 8 October 2024View full report
URN:138439
UKPRN:10038395
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Buckingham and Bletchley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Inadequate at its May 2022 inspection — down from Requires Improvement.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Inadequate), Leadership & management (Inadequate).

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At a Glance

51.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

15 responses
Would recommend40%
Child is happy67%
Well taught67%
Good progress60%
Feels safe73%
Well behaved47%
Bullying dealt with27%
Kept informed67%
Handles concerns47%
Wider development33%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

26.3

Avg class size

22

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Sir Herbert Leon School (opp)
89m · 1 min walk
Windermere Drive (northbound)
172m · 3 min walk
Fern Grove (Eastbound)
219m · 4 min walk
Tulla Court (adjacent)
307m · 5 min walk
Santen Grove (westbound)
367m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

589 pupils

750 capacity

161 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Milton Keynes

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,619
Projected new pupils:831

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Milton Keynes

Admissions Demand - Milton Keynes

Low demand0.95x oversubscription

Places available

3,925

Applications

3,735

Got 1st preference

82.7%

Got preferred school

96.9%

Secondary admissions across Milton Keynes (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

8 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
8 November 2023
6 June 2023

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

12.81358%

Overall absence

42.77929%

Persistent absence

734

Enrolments

Authorised4.4214%
Unauthorised8.39218%
Persistent (10%+)42.77929%
Severe (50%+)9.67302%

Absence trend

8.59562%
18/19
11.20451%
20/21
9.9381%
21/22
16.71476%
22/23
14.84591%
23/24
12.81358%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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