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Lift Plumberow
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Hamilton Gardens, Hockley SS5 5BX · liftplumberow.org · 01702 203741
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 633
- 97% of 650 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lift Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 85 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | 85 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 71 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 73 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 60 | 0.7 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Lift Plumberow was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 133
- 22% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (14%) with SEND