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Lift Charles Warren

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Old Groveway, Simpson, Milton Keynes MK6 3AZ · liftcharleswarren.org · 01908 670074

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Milton Keynes 66%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Milton Keynes Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
182
87% of 210 places
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Free school meals
59.9%
First language not English
42.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 26 (Places 26)26September 2023: 22 (Places 24)22September 2024: 22 (Places 22)22September 2025: 24 (Places 25)24September 2026: 15 (Places 17)15Places 17
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202617150.9100%
September 2025Sept 202525241100%
September 2024Sept 202422221100%
September 2023Sept 202324220.9100%
September 2022Sept 202226261100%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Milton Keynes it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 47% (England 53%)47%2016/17: 50% (England 61%)50%2017/18: 46% (England 64%)46%2018/19: 52% (England 65%)52%2022/23: 66% (England 60%)66%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Lift Charles Warren on 8 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
8 Jul 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
53%
Replies
15
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼73% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼66% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼74% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼60% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼51% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼13% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 53% who had a child bullied

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