Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Lift Four Dwellings Secondary

11–16Ages
534Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139047URN

Dwellings Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 1RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.4 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

215 applications for 75 places · 76th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.0of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

76th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

21 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
12 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Year 7

1.4 below Birmingham median (4.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

215 applications · 75 places offered · 62 named it first

2026 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.5; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 2.5; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 2.1; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 2.4; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 2.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 1.9; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 1.7; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 1.7; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	75	215	2.9	62	0.83
Sep 2025	79	273	3.5	61	0.77
Sep 2024	119	297	2.5	90	0.76
Sep 2023	101	260	2.6	71	0.70
Sep 2022	119	269	2.3	93	0.78
Sep 2021	78	251	3.2	57	0.73
Sep 2020	89	295	3.3	70	0.79
Sep 2019	111	236	2.1	64	0.58
Sep 2018	106	253	2.4	80	0.75
Sep 2017	106	216	2.0	64	0.60
Sep 2016	71	132	1.9	51	0.72
Sep 2015	92	153	1.7	51	0.55
Sep 2014	86	142	1.7	60	0.70

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

96 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.076th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%69th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	96	39.0	33%	53%	–
2024/25	112	42.1	35%	56%	–
2023/24	108	47.6	46%	69%	+0.22
2022/23	108	40.5	33%	53%	−0.39

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lift Four Dwellings SecondaryThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Perryfields Academy
1.5 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Leasowes High School
1.7 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
1.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Bartley Green School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
King Edward VI Five Ways School
2.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

7.7applications per place 79.3Attainment 8 Selective
Oldbury Academy
2.8 km · Sandwell

2026

2.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
3.1 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
The Earls High School
3.2 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 46.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139047 · 330/4005
Trust: Lift Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 600 pupils · 534 on roll
Free school meals: 66.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: Four Dwellings High School (URN 103510)
Address: Dwellings Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources