Lift Charles Warren, Milton Keynes

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Lift Charles Warren reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Milton Keynes and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Lift Charles Warren as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lift Charles Warren are Langland Community School (0.4 miles, 88% reading, 75% maths); Moorland Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 61% maths); Heronsgate School (1 mile, Good, 72% reading, 76% maths); and New Chapter Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 66% reading, 52% maths).

Lift Charles Warren's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Lift Charles Warren is one of 62 schools run by Lift Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lift Charles Warren (as of September 2025): 53% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 17% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (17%).

59.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 42.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Black (29%) and Mixed (6%).

Lift Charles Warren has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Fenny Stratford Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Simpson Roundabout South (se-bound), 180 metres away.

In 2024/25, Lift Charles Warren issued 5 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lift Charles Warren are Kents Hill Park all-through school (1.2 miles), Walton High (1.4 miles) and Oakgrove School (1.6 miles).