SCHOOL PROFILE

Lift Hall Road

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 138679
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 350 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 289 270 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 134 46.4% of pupils
Male pupils 155 53.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

48.1%
23.3 pts above England
School 48.1%
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.

25.3%
5.0 pts above England
School 25.3%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 19.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.0%
185
Any other White background
11.4%
33
African
7.6%
22
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
15
Any other ethnic group
3.8%
11
Bangladeshi
2.1%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.6% 71 of 289 pupils
3.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.6%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 22.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.7% 54 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Specific learning difficulty 8
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Hearing impairment 2
Physical disability 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 63.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 71.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.29 pts lower than England
School 5.93%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.32%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.50 pts higher than England
School 21.32%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.94%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.13 pts higher than England
School 1.94%
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

82.6% 5.6 pts below England
Lift Hall Road
82.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information