Lift Plumberow
Hamilton Gardens, Hockley, SS5 5BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Bottrill
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 633
- URN
- 137381
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702203741
About this school
Lift Plumberow is a primary academy in Hockley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 633 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 95 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 77% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 24% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 80% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 78% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Plumberow 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 | 78% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 629 |
| 2023/24 | 618 |
| 2024/25 | 627 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Plumberow compares
Lift Plumberow ranked 51st of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.4% | 7% | 633 | — |
| Lift Hockley | 80% | 3.3% | 10.2% | 331 | 0.8 miles |
| Lift Westerings | 85% | 3.2% | 7% | 417 | 1.0 miles |
| Lift Ashingdon | 87% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 206 | 1.0 miles |
| Holt Farm Infant School | — | 6.5% | 22.3% | 211 | 2.0 miles |
| Holt Farm Junior School | 60% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 296 | 2.0 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)
- 7.02%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.41%
- Persistent absence
- 5.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lift Hockley0.8 miles
Primary · Hockley
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Lift Westerings1.0 miles
Primary · Hockley
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Lift Ashingdon1.0 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Holt Farm Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Holt Farm Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Rochford
Other schools in Hockley
- Lift Hockley Primary
- Lift Westerings Primary
- Lift Greensward Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift Plumberow teach?
- Lift Plumberow teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Hockley.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Plumberow?
- The headteacher of Lift Plumberow is Mr Tom Bottrill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Plumberow last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Plumberow, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lift Plumberow?
- Lift Plumberow has 633 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lift Plumberow full?
- Lift Plumberow has capacity for 650 pupils and 633 on roll (97%), 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 Plumberow a faith school?
- No. Lift Plumberow has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Plumberow have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lift Plumberow as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift Plumberow?
- Lift Plumberow 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 Plumberow's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 79% 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 Plumberow rank locally?
- Lift Plumberow ranked 51st of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 Plumberow's absence rate?
- Lift Plumberow's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Plumberow's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Plumberow'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.