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Lift Ashingdon
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Fambridge Road, Ashingdon, Rochford SS4 3LN · liftashingdon.org · 01702 202857
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.57 mi
- 2.52 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 206
- 98% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lift Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.57 mi (2.52 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.57 mi2.52 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 30% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲30% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Lift Ashingdon was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 110
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (15%) with SEND