Lift Kingsley

Kingsley Academy is a highly welcoming and inclusive secondary school where pupils feel happy and safe. The school was judged good across all key areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. It remains good since its previous inspection. The school has a caring ethos built on kindness, courage and curiosity, and pupils are polite, respectful and well supported. This was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is part of the Lift Schools multi-academy trust.

Strengths

• Highly welcoming and inclusive school community with caring ethos
• Pupils feel happy and safe and are polite and respectful
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with progressive knowledge development
• Teachers routinely check understanding and revisit prior knowledge
• Strong subject knowledge and clear explanations from teachers
• Precise identification of pupils' individual needs, including SEND
• Reading is a priority with tailored support and significant pupil progress
• Calm and orderly school with no disruption to learning
• Attendance has improved through school actions
• Thoughtfully organised personal, social, health and economic education
• Broad range of enrichment activities, trips, clubs and character development days
• Strong pastoral support and thoughtfully designed careers programme
• Sixth-form students receive useful advice, work experience and go on to positive destinations
• Effective professional development for staff with strong trust oversight
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not consistently adapt to stretch pupils who have secured important knowledge and are ready to move on
• Pupils do not routinely explore and experiment with new ideas to produce work more independently
• Sustained talk opportunities are not embedded across the curriculum
• Sixth-form teaching does not securely build students' independence and critical thinking across all subjects
• Some sixth-form students struggle to link new knowledge to different situations

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

• Gunnersbury Catholic School
• Lampton Academy
• Nishkam School West London
• Oaklands School
• Reach Academy Feltham
• Rivers Academy West London
• St Mark's Catholic School
• The Heathland School
• West Thames College

Lift Kingsley is part of Lift Schools, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Lift Richmond Park London
• Lift Beacon High London
• Lift Wishmore Woking
• Lift Newlands London
• Lift Trinity London
• Lift Noel Park London
• Lift Aylward London
• Lift Bexleyheath Bexleyheath
• Lift St James the Great East Malling
• Lift Sir Herbert Leon Milton Keynes

What is Lift Kingsley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lift Kingsley is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Lift Kingsley last inspected by Ofsted?

Lift Kingsley was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Lift Kingsley have?

Lift Kingsley has 971 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lift Kingsley cover?

Lift Kingsley for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Lift Kingsley's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.8, and 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Lift Kingsley?

Lift Kingsley is at Cecil Road, Hounslow, TW3 1AX.