Primary school

Lift Anglesey

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • DE14 3LG
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 726 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 5%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 5%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM87% · West Midlands 65%10/10 Top 10%+71.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · West Midlands 7%5/10 Middle+36.2 pts
Reading score107 · West Midlands 1057/10 Above+49.1 pts
Maths score107 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+60 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 95 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 47% · 74 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 46% · 78 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 57% · 77 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 61% · 80 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 78% · 80 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 87% · 85 pupils · West Midlands 65%87%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 95 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 74 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 1% · 78 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 1% · 77 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 8% · 80 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 80 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 6% · 85 pupils · West Midlands 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 95 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 74 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 100 · 78 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 77 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 80 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 80 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 85 pupils · West Midlands 10510796No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 95 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 101 · 74 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 78 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 77 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 80 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 80 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 85 pupils · West Midlands 10510799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
66 of 66 who put it first2014 · 98.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6666
2nd111
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2013Inadequate
  6. 2016Good
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2025Ungraded visit

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 2026621
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.8%
First language not English85.2%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils12.4%

Girls 46.4%Boys 53.6%

98.6% full · 630 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 34 responses (5.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school85.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved88.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 50% not applicable41.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year85.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 35.3% not applicable81.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child76.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school91.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent82.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult13.4
  • Classroom teachers 23.3
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 19.1
  • Other support 8.4

Teachers 27.3 FTE · Whole workforce 54.9 · 81 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,233
Spend per pupil£5,539
Staff spend per pupil£4,421
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£423,000in-year balance

Grants £6,149 · self-generated £84 · 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