# Lift Caldicotes

Lift Caldicotes is a primary school in Middlesbrough, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139476. [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 234
- Council: Middlesbrough
- URN: 139476

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 85% of pupils at Lift Caldicotes met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Middlesbrough and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Middlesbrough | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-clitherows-rc-primary-school-e140769): 560 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mackenzie Thorpe Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mackenzie-thorpe-centre-e147914): 710 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [South Bank Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-bank-community-primary-school-e134705): 710 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brambles Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brambles-primary-academy-e138559): 780 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Reintegreat Education Solutions Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reintegreat-education-solutions-ltd-e149383): 800 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Thorntree Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorntree-academy-e147765): 800 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139476)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139476)

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