Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available emoji_events #28 in Kingston upon Hull, City of public Top 31% UK

Lift Newington

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Joanne Leighton

corporate_fareACADEMIES ENTERPRISE TRUST

location_onHull, HU3 5DD

language Visit Website phone 1482305630

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

413

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lift Newington is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Hull, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lift Newington is an academy sponsor led in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ACADEMIES ENTERPRISE TRUST. The school has approximately 411 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 70 primaries in Kingston upon Hull, City of and #2,444 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 63%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths78% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading65% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading61% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.1

-3.2 to 0.4

-1.6

Write

LA 0.8

-3.4 to 0.1

0.0

Maths

LA 0.2

-1.7 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 1.1

-3.9 to -0.2

0.9

Write

LA 1.0

-0.8 to 2.6

0.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.0 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 64%

Reading85% LA 73%

Writing82% LA 75%

Maths91% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.0

0.7 to 5.3

1.7

Write

LA 0.8

-0.5 to 3.9

Maths

LA 1.3

1 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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10 December 2019

Inspection Report

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18 September 2018

Inspection Report

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11 June 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-12-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-09-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-11

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 411 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	411	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	410	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	443	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	440	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	425	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	426	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	386	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	389	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	389	5	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	382	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	398	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	379	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	368	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	368	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	362	6	1.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	367	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	362	7	1.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	347	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	356	8	2.2%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	342	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	343	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	353	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	341	4	1.2%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	345	9	2.6%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 40 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils