OFSTED
11 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 December 2019
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
19 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
394
373 full-time ·
21 part-time
Female pupils
194
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
200
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.4 pts
above England
School
33.2%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
35.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.1 pts
above England
School
44.4%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
19.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
51.5%
203
Any other White background
22.3%
88
Any other ethnic group
9.4%
37
African
7.1%
28
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
7
Any other Asian background
1.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.1%
83 of
394 pupils
0.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Reading
1.2 pts above England
School
75.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
71.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
72.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
71.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.60 pts
lower than
England
School
5.61%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.65 pts
lower than
England
School
14.16%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.39 pts
lower than
England
School
1.42%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
1.75%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.8%
5.6 pts
above England
Lift Newington
93.8%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
96.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.