Primary school

Lift North Thoresby

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • DN36 5PL
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jun 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,765 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 24%24%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 14%14% · 2022/232023/24: top 51%2024/25: top 39%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM69% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 50% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 80% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 55% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 77% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 62% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 69% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 63%80%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 20% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 15% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 15% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 23% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 6%23%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 100 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 105108100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 100 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 107 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 106 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 104107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd70
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202698
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.2%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support5.0%
EHC plan5.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils6.5%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

140% full · 70 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 29 responses (29.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school93.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved79.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 44.8% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year82.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.2% not applicable62.5% 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 child82.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school79.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing75.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school86.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development72.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent75.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.0
Pupils per adult7.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 16.7 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,838
Spend per pupil£8,515
Staff spend per pupil£6,909
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£32,000in-year balance

Grants £8,818 · self-generated £20 · premises £556 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