Lift Cottingley
Primary schoolLift Cottingley is a primary school in Leeds, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 242 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 12 June 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 82% of pupils at Lift Cottingley met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Leeds and 62% in England.
18% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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
In a straight line- The Stephen Longfellow AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, February 2025750 m
- Beeston Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Elliott Hudson CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file970 m
- Hugh Gaitskell Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- The Elland AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, July 20231.2 km
- Churwell Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 20201.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leeds
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).