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Welcome

Welcome to our school, where we are dedicated to providing an excellent education for every child in every classroom, every day. We create an inspiring environment filled with opportunities to learn, grow and discover their potential.

Damian McGeehin
Principal

Welcome from the Principal

This academic year, in addition to building on our best ever exam results of summer 2026, we are committed to providing an exciting KS3 experience that has enrichment activities at its heart. Listening to and acting upon student voice will also be central to achieving this goal.

At Lift Sir Herbert Leon, our focus is on ensuring our students rise to the challenges that are set for them on a day by day and lesson by lesson basis. As you would expect, the challenges set are ambitious ones because we know that students thrive when they regularly experience the fantastic sense of achievement that accompanies success as a result of their deep thought and determination. However, very importantly, the challenges that are set extend beyond the distinct teachings of each subject, and also focus on every student’s character development. Our 4 values of ambition, determination, respect and kindness provide a very strong foundation for this.

We know our parents and carers want their children to achieve the very highest academic standards possible. As a staff, we are completely dedicated to ensuring that this is exactly what happens: constantly seeking to identify and remove any barriers, whilst recognising and rewarding every stage of success.

We believe that the more effectively we can work in partnership with our families and the wider community, the greater our impact will be. To this end, we pride ourselves on welcoming feedback and responding to it promptly, whilst we are also always seeking to increase and strengthen our connections with other organisations and individuals who can help support our students to become successful and happy in everything they do.

If you would like a tour of the school or a telephone conversation to learn more about us, please let us know and we will look forward to welcoming you!‍

‍Our Vision:

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To be the school of choice in our area, with our impressive standards voiced far and wide by everyone in our community. For all our students to exemplify our values and be independent learners who are confident, capable and caring.

If you would like to see the school in action during the day, please contact enquiries@liftsirherbertleon.org (or call 01908 624720) and we will book you in for one of this term's Tuesday morning tours.


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"Good" in all areas!
Ofsted, October 2024
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"Over the past 12 months, the winner of this award has demonstrated phenomenal results and achievements, as well as improving the overall culture and wellbeing that exists across the school."

MKEA judges' comments, July 2025
*Since these judges' comments, our headline exam figure for students who achieved grade 4 or higher in both English and maths has gone up a further 10%, and up a further 11% for those achieving grade 5 or higher.
Providing an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.

Our trust is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country – from Middlesbrough in the north to Devon in the west, Essex in the east and the Isle of Wight in the south. The majority of our schools are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

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