Secondary school in London, Islington
Lift Beacon High
Hilldrop Road, Islington, London, N7 0JG
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- Places
- 600
- How full
- 69% full — 414 of 600 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 174 / 240
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Islington 010C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 45%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 24%
- Households in social housing
- 52%
- Households with no car
- 65%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Alan Streeter
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward
- Tufnell Park
- Constituency
- Islington North
- URN
- 152337
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acland Burghley SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49.9 | 0.6 mi |
| The Camden School for GirlsVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 64 | 0.6 mi |
| College Francais Bilingue De LondresOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Parliament Hill SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 57.1 | 0.9 mi |
| La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 48.5 | 0.9 mi |
| St Mary Magdalene AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2023 | 59.3 | 1 mi |
| William Ellis SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 48.2 | 1 mi |
| City of London Academy, Highgate HillFree schools | Good 2024 | 40.3 | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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