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Primary school

Lift Hamford

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CO14 8TE
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,999 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 86%2022/23: top 19%2023/24: top 15%15% · 2023/242024/25: top 74%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM55% · East of England 64%3/10 Below+13.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · East of England 7%2/10 Well below East of England
Reading score104 · East of England 1062/10 Well below East of England−35.7 pts
Maths score102 · East of England 1052/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 43 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 44% · 45 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 31% · 42 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 50% · 52 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 74% · 58 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 77% · 53 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 55% · 66 pupils · East of England 64%77%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 43 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 7% · 45 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 2% · 42 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 4% · 52 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 16% · 58 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 19% · 53 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 2% · 66 pupils · East of England 7%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 43 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 101 · 42 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 105 · 52 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 108 · 58 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 53 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 66 pupils · East of England 10610899No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 43 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 100 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 98 · 42 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 102 · 52 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 107 · 53 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 66 pupils · East of England 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
38 of 38 who put it first2014 · 68.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3838
2nd153
3rd171

Last distance offered: London only

0.8 km from Frinton West & Kirby · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026393
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.7%
First language not English1.6%
SEN support20.0%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils18.1%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

140.4% full · 280 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.1
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 16.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 14.8
  • Other support 6.1

Teachers 17.4 FTE · Whole workforce 38.3 · 54 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,924
Spend per pupil£6,297
Staff spend per pupil£5,145
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£238,000in-year balance

Grants £6,824 · self-generated £100 · premises £303 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