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Lift Caldicotes

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

personPrincipal Helen Steele

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location_onMiddlesbrough, TS3 9HD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

256

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lift Caldicotes is a Academy converter primary school in Middlesbrough, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lift Caldicotes is an academy converter in Middlesbrough, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ACADEMIES ENTERPRISE TRUST. The school has approximately 238 pupils on roll, of whom 76% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 40 primaries in Middlesbrough and #3,923 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

85%

LA 59%

Reading85% LA 70%

Writing92% LA 70%

Maths88% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading70% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading83% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.3

-0.4 to 4.2

1.4

Write

LA 0.7

-0.8 to 3.6

0.8

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.1 to 2.4

0.7

Write

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 2.7

1.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.5 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 60%

Reading88% LA 68%

Writing92% LA 77%

Maths92% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.3

1 to 5.6

0.6

Write

LA 1.0

-1.6 to 2.8

2.5

Maths

LA 0.4

0.4 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 September 2024

Inspection Report

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07 January 2020

Inspection Report

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10 March 2016

Inspection Report

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04 April 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-09-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-07

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 238 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	237	2	0.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	259	3	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	252	4	1.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	244	7	2.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	259	4	1.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	256	2	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	249	5	2.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	272	6	2.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	262	6	2.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	280	2	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	269	6	2.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	229	3	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	254	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	254	5	2.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	6	2.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	250	5	2.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	238	7	2.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	244	4	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	244	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	235	5	2.1%	0.5%

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 35 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils