Lift North Thoresby, Grimsby
Lift North Thoresby is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Grimsby, part of Lift Schools. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 34 schools in Grimsby with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Lift North Thoresby in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Lift North Thoresby reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 69% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Lift North Thoresby
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Lift North Thoresby as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lift North Thoresby are Fulstow Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles); Tetney Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 85% maths); Lift Utterby (2.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 100% maths); and Holton-le-Clay Junior School (2.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 79% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Lift North Thoresby.
Fulstow Church of England Primary SchoolTetney Primary SchoolLift UtterbyHolton-le-Clay Junior School
The trust
Lift North Thoresby 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
29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lift North Thoresby (as of September 2025): 76% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).
Who goes there
1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 7 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 5 (5.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Staffing
Lift North Thoresby had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Lift North Thoresby.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Square (opposite), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
Suspensions and exclusions
Lift North Thoresby recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
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
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from November 2012, 13 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 creates an excellent learning environment where pupils are proud to be part of the community and support local causes like the food bank. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and use clear explanations to help pupils remember what they learn, with particular strength in reading where phonics is taught consistently and well. Pupils benefit from warm, respectful relationships with staff and enjoy a wide range of clubs and leadership opportunities that help them discover what is possible.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and attitudes across the school, with high expectations established from early years
- Strong phonics teaching ensures pupils become confident, fluent and accurate readers
- Well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum with clear knowledge and vocabulary progression
- Excellent personal development programme covering healthy relationships, safety, and diversity
- Strong leadership with high staff morale and good professional development opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not always make effective or appropriate adaptations of the curriculum for pupils with SEND, which means some pupils do not build on their knowledge securely
- Lesson design needs refinement to ensure all pupils achieve as well as the school intends
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Gardening, multi-sports, musical performances to the community, school council, pupils' leadership team
North Thoresby Primary Academy is an important part of the local community where pupils achieve well and demonstrate excellent behaviour. The school has designed a well-sequenced curriculum with strong teaching in reading and mathematics, supported effectively by Lift Schools Trust.
At a Glance
18.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
29 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 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 69% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 69% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.3
Avg class size
12.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Lift North Thoresby
Term dates
Lift North Thoresby is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lift North Thoresby from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lift North Thoresby is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
99 pupils
105 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Grimsby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Grimsby
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
7
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
12.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
98
Total Pupils
49
Boys
49
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
8.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,113
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,328
Per pupil
£707k
Total funding
£29k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
92
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Lift North Thoresby
What are SATs results like at Lift North Thoresby?
Of the pupils at Lift North Thoresby who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is Lift North Thoresby's Ofsted rating?
Lift North Thoresby's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Lift North Thoresby?
No fixed boundary. When Lift North Thoresby is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lift North Thoresby?
Lift North Thoresby was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Lift North Thoresby?
Classes at Lift North Thoresby average 23.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Lift North Thoresby?
Lift North Thoresby has around 98 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lift North Thoresby?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Lift North Thoresby in 2024/25. 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lift North Thoresby?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lift North Thoresby 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.
How many road collisions happen near Lift North Thoresby?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lift North Thoresby?
Lift North Thoresby is at High Street, North Thoresby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 5PL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)