Lift Ryde
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Ryde (Isle of Wight).
Attainment 8
43.2
▼ 3.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
42.4%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.7%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.0
▲ 2.3 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.5%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.3%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
97%
1,461 / 1,500 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2022
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Lift Ryde is a secondary school located in Ryde, Isle of Wight. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,431 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,500. It is part of the LIFT SCHOOLS. The school is led by Mr William Doyle.
Key facts
- URN
- 136753
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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