Lift Sir Herbert Leon, Milton Keynes

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

In 2026, pupils at Lift Sir Herbert Leon averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in Milton Keynes and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Milton Keynes and 47% in England.

That is up from 33.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.02: pupils made well 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 38.6, against 48.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Sports Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 70 families put Lift Sir Herbert Leon as their first choice and 136 named it as one of their preferences, for 100 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 Sir Herbert Leon are Lord Grey Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.6); Walton High (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); Shenley Brook End School (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); and St Paul's Catholic School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9).

Lift Sir Herbert Leon's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Lift Sir Herbert Leon 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.

15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lift Sir Herbert Leon (as of September 2025): 40% would recommend the school, 67% say their child is happy there and 67% 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 supports their child's wider development (33%).

Of the 122 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 71% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 10 students who left the sixth form in 2022/23, 0% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 40% into work.

51.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Black (17%) and Asian (16%).

In 2026, 46 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 12 (2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Bletchley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sir Herbert Leon School (opposite), 90 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Lift Sir Herbert Leon issued 550 suspensions, 85 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Lift Sir Herbert Leon are Drayton Park School (0.2 miles), Water Hall Primary School (0.2 miles), Bishop Parker Catholic School (0.4 miles) and Newton Leys Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.