Primary school

Lift Westerings

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • SS5 4NZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2017 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 880 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 6%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 39%39%2016/17: top 62%2017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 8%2022/23: top 35%2023/24: top 12%2024/25: top 6%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM85% · East of England 64%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM25% · East of England 7%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score109 · East of England 1069/10 Top 20%
Maths score108 · East of England 1059/10 Top 20%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 60% · 30 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 58% · 31 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 59% · 32 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 86% · 29 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 67% · 43 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 79% · 61 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 85% · 60 pupils · East of England 64%86%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 13% · 31 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 3% · 32 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 28% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 14% · 43 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 20% · 61 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 25% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%28%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 32 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 43 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 61 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 109 · 60 pupils · East of England 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 43 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 106 · 61 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · East of England 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in72.8%
59 of 81 who put it first2014 · 82.8%2026 · 72.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8159
2nd540
3rd361

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026417
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.0%
First language not English0.2%
SEN support10.7%
EHC plan1.7%
Absence (sessions missed)3.2%
Persistently absent pupils5.3%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

122.6% full · 340 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.9
Pupils per adult16.7
  • Classroom teachers 16.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.7
  • Other support 9.7

Teachers 18.2 FTE · Whole workforce 34.6 · 51 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,939
Spend per pupil£5,303
Staff spend per pupil£4,232
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£263,000in-year balance

Grants £5,835 · self-generated £104 · premises £249 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS (57 academies) · trust reserve £30,975,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it