Lift New Forest, based in Southampton, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.
Lift New Forest currently has around 548 pupils on roll, which is about 69% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 51.8% boys and 48.2% girls. Around 43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 9.2%. Persistent absence is recorded at 24.8%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (92.9%).
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.
Around 93% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (79%) , including 0% who stay in school sixth forms and 77% progressing to further education , while 8% enter apprenticeships .
| Address: | Long Lane, Southampton, SO45 2PA |
| Website: | http://newforestacademy.org/ |
| Telephone: | 02380891192 |
| School Type: | Academy sponsor led |
| Education phase: | Secondary |
| Local authority: | Hampshire |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Robert Forder |
| Religious character: | None |
| Admissions policy: | Non-selective |
| Unique reference: | 138585 |
Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2023
Safeguarding is effective
| Age Range: | 11 - 18 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 800 |
| Number of Pupils: | 548 |
| Number of Boys: | 284 |
| Number of Girls: | 264 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 9.2% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 24.8% | 8.2% |
| White British | 92.90% | 509 |
| Other White | 1.60% | 9 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.90% | 5 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 0.70% | 4 |
| Other Mixed | 0.70% | 4 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.70% | 4 |
| White and Asian | 0.50% | 3 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.40% | 2 |
| White and Black African | 0.40% | 2 |
| Other Black | 0.40% | 2 |
| African | 0.20% | 1 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.20% | 1 |
| Unclassified | 0.20% | 1 |
| Chinese | 0.20% | 1 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Asian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Pakistani | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish | 0.00% | 0 |
| Indian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Church of England Infant School Teachers Way , Holbury SO45 2QG | 3out of 4 | 451 yd | Voluntary controlled school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Manor Infant School Teachers Way , Hardley SO45 2QG | - not rated | 451 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Holbury Junior School Whitefield Road , Holbury SO45 2HW | - not rated | 1,048 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Holbury Infant School Whitefield Road , Holbury SO45 2HW | - not rated | 1,048 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Cadland Primary School Whitefield Road , SO45 2HW | 3out of 4 | 1,090 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardley School and Sixth Form Long Lane , Holbury SO45 2PA | - not rated | 0 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Lift New Forest Long Lane , Holbury SO45 2PA | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Forest School Fawley Road , Fawley SO45 1FJ | - not rated | 2,619 yd | Other independent special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Phoenix Pupil Referral Unit Lunedale Road , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4QN | - not rated | 2,785 yd | Pupil referral unit | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.