Lift Utterby, Louth
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where all pupils thrive. Teachers use effective teaching strategies to help children master key skills like reading and maths, while pupils develop confidence in speaking and learning. The school goes beyond the classroom with residential trips, community visits, and opportunities for pupils to take on real responsibilities, preparing them brilliantly for life ahead.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, with higher phonics screening pass rates than national average
- Strong behaviour and attendance, with a calm and purposeful learning environment where kindness is championed
- Well-designed ambitious curriculum with focus on oracy skills, helping pupils communicate confidently and articulate their learning
- Inclusive approach that identifies barriers to learning and provides well-considered individual plans for all pupils
- Extensive enrichment including trips, visitors, and residential experiences that broaden horizons and build resilience
Areas for Improvement
- Small number of disadvantaged pupils who are persistently absent from school
- Early years staff have not established a formal system to check that children access the breadth of the curriculum offer during play activities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon, resulting in pupils feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential trips, competitive sporting events, autism awareness events, International Women's Day celebrations, Guide Dogs for the Blind visit, head pupils roles, mini police roles, playleader roles
Lift Utterby is a small school that has established a happy, safe and positive learning environment where pupils achieve well and develop secure knowledge across the curriculum. Leaders have high expectations and drive school improvement with skill and determination.
At a Glance
22.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 62% to 91%. Maths has improved from 69% to 100%. Writing has improved from 69% to 82%.
Class Sizes
22.7
Avg class size
20.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
67 pupils
70 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Louth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Louth
Admissions Demand - Lincolnshire
Places available
8,932
Applications
6,589
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Lincolnshire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.30845%
Overall absence
10.60606%
Persistent absence
66
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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