Primary school

Lift Shafton

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnsley
  • S72 8QA
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2015

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,494 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 23%23%2016/17: top 56%2017/18: top 28%2018/19: top 10%10% · 2018/192022/23: top 27%2023/24: top 22%2024/25: top 64%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM59% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 68% · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 61% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 76% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 85% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 70% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 74% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 59% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%85%59%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 9% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 3% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 20% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 5% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 7% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 102 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 106 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 105 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 105 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 103 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 104 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 106 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 105 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 100 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5106100No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2013–2024

  1. 2013Requires improvement
  2. 2015Good
  3. 2019Remains Good
  4. 2024Ungraded visit

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 2026247
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.5%
First language not English5.3%
SEN support16.5%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils11.3%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

88.2% full · 280 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 41 responses (16.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved82.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.4% not applicable53.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.5% not applicable69.7% 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 child80.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school85.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing78% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school78% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent80.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult14.6
  • Classroom teachers 9.9
  • Leadership 1.1
  • Teaching assistants 5.7
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 20.1 · 27 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,337
Spend per pupil£5,621
Staff spend per pupil£4,424
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£174,000in-year balance

Grants £6,247 · self-generated £91 · premises £325 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