Lift Beacon High
Hilldrop Road, London, N7 0JG
414 pupils · 69% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Islington
- Free school meals
- 73.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 16 November 2022, published 22 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.46 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 85 | 39 | 157 | 57 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Acland Burghley School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Camden School for Girls 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Parliament Hill School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- William Ellis School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- City of London Academy, Highgate Hill 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.