Lift Feversham, Bradford
Lift Feversham is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bradford, part of Lift Schools. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 110 schools in Bradford with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lift Feversham in detail
Lift Feversham in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Lift Feversham reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (91% in reading, 88% in maths).
Getting a place at Lift Feversham
For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Lift Feversham as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lift Feversham are Co-op Academy Penny Oaks (0.1 miles, 79% reading, 69% maths); Byron Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 87% maths); Lapage Primary School and Nursery (0.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 72% maths); and Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 93% maths).
Lift Feversham's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Co-op Academy Penny OaksByron Primary SchoolLapage Primary School and NurseryBarkerend Primary Leadership Academy
The trust
Lift Feversham 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.
What parents say
15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lift Feversham (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (100%).
Who goes there
60.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (83%) and Mixed (6%).
Staffing
Lift Feversham had 28 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gladstone Street (at), 230 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lift Feversham stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 813 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Lift Feversham recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lift Feversham are Laisterdyke Leadership Academy (0.6 miles), Carlton Bolling (0.7 miles), Bronte Girls' Academy (0.9 miles) and Bradford Forster Academy (1 mile).
Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyCarlton BollingBronte Girls' AcademyBradford Forster Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Bradford published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 0.91 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from April 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school is a warm, welcoming place where every child is known and appreciated as an individual. Teachers are highly skilled and quickly adapt their teaching to help each pupil succeed, whether they need extra support or a greater challenge. The school goes beyond academic learning to develop resilient, confident children who understand the world around them and their role in the community.
Key Strengths
- Excellent teaching with strong subject knowledge - teachers use precise checks on learning and quickly address misconceptions
- High-priority focus on reading with skilled phonics teaching and targeted support for struggling readers
- Ambitious, carefully designed curriculum that ensures all pupils can excel, including those with SEND
- Exemplary pupil behaviour with firmly embedded routines from Nursery onwards
- Outstanding early years provision with vibrant, well-resourced environment and skilled staff interactions
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Educational visits including residentials, Dragons Den, careers week, Eco-Warriors leadership roles, Wow Ambassadors, school council, tuck shop monitors, visits to places of worship
Feversham Primary Academy is an outstanding school where pupils flourish in a warm, welcoming environment with high expectations and ambitious teaching. The school provides valuable experiences that develop pupils' character and prepare them well for their next steps.
At a Glance
28.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
15 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 86% to 90% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
18
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Lift Feversham
Before and after school care
Lift Feversham is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Bradford
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lift Feversham.
- Kids Club 515 LTD460m away · Not yet graded
- Brilliant Minds Tuition Centre510m away · Not yet graded
- Kanga Kare Byron Primary530m away · Not yet graded
- Blessings Afterschool Club Barkerend670m away · Not yet graded
- Raising Explorers780m away · Not yet graded
- Catalyst International School830m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lift Feversham from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lift Feversham is in Bradford; for families living there:
- Bradford's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy for children of compulsory school age
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 93
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 19
- Children hurt
- 18
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 93 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 19 serious and 73 slight.
18 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 13 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
16 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Lift Feversham
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
406 pupils
420 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bradford
Across Bradford council
Places available
7,475
Applications
6,301
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
57
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
15.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
478
Total Pupils
247
Boys
231
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
28
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,007
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,625
Per pupil
£2603k
Total funding
£171k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
17.3%
Persistent absence
371
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Lift Feversham
What are SATs results like at Lift Feversham?
Of the pupils at Lift Feversham who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is Lift Feversham's Ofsted rating?
Lift Feversham's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Lift Feversham do you need to live?
Bradford published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Lift Feversham on distance went to a family 0.91 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Lift Feversham?
Lift Feversham was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Lift Feversham?
Classes at Lift Feversham average 26.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lift Feversham?
Lift Feversham has around 478 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lift Feversham?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Lift Feversham in 2024/25. 17.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lift Feversham?
Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Lift Feversham on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Lift Feversham have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Lift Feversham is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Lift Feversham: Kids Club 515 LTD (460m away, registered, not yet graded), Brilliant Minds Tuition Centre (510m away, registered, not yet graded) and Kanga Kare Byron Primary (530m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Lift Feversham?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 93 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 19 serious and 73 slight. 18 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 13 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 16 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lift Feversham?
Lift Feversham is at Harewood Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 9EG.
Sources: Bradford admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)