Lift Ashingdon
Fambridge Road, Ashingdon, Rochford, SS4 3LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Leasure
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 137378
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702202857
About this school
Lift Ashingdon is a primary academy in Rochford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Ashingdon, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 84% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 88% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 88% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 91% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lift Ashingdon has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Ashingdon compares
Lift Ashingdon ranked 15th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 206 | — |
| Lift Plumberow | 79% | 3.4% | 7% | 633 | 1.0 miles |
| Holt Farm Infant School | — | 6.5% | 22.3% | 211 | 1.7 miles |
| Lift Westerings | 85% | 3.2% | 7% | 417 | 1.7 miles |
| Holt Farm Junior School | 60% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 296 | 1.8 miles |
| Lift Hockley | 80% | 3.3% | 10.2% | 331 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.09%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 4.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift Plumberow1.0 miles
Primary · Hockley
-
Holt Farm Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Lift Westerings1.7 miles
Primary · Hockley
-
Holt Farm Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Lift Hockley1.8 miles
Primary · Hockley
Other schools in Rochford
Lift Ashingdon ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Rochford.
- Canewdon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holt Farm Infant School Primary
- Holt Farm Junior School Primary
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stambridge Primary School Primary
- Waterman Primary School Primary
- The King Edmund School Secondary
- Poplar Adolescent Unit Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Ashingdon teach?
- Lift Ashingdon teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Ashingdon?
- The headteacher of Lift Ashingdon is Mrs Charlotte Leasure, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Ashingdon been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Ashingdon, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lift Ashingdon?
- Lift Ashingdon has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lift Ashingdon full?
- Lift Ashingdon has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lift Ashingdon a faith school?
- No. Lift Ashingdon has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Ashingdon have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lift Ashingdon as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lift Ashingdon part of an academy trust?
- Lift Ashingdon is part of LIFT SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lift Ashingdon's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lift Ashingdon compare with other schools in Essex?
- Lift Ashingdon ranked 15th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lift Ashingdon's absence rate?
- Lift Ashingdon's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Ashingdon's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Ashingdon's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.