Lift Pioneer
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, SS14 2LA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Allain
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 138219
- Local authority
- Essex
- Telephone
- 01268243300
About this school
Lift Pioneer is a special academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 201 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.10 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lift Pioneer 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 | 0% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.37%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.95%
- Persistent absence
- 34.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castledon School2.4 miles
Academies · Wickford
-
Glenwood School3.2 miles
Special schools · Benfleet
-
Children's Support Service3.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wickford
-
Ramsden Hall Academy3.9 miles
Academies · Billericay
-
St John's School4.5 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Basildon
- Bardfield Academy Primary
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
- Eversley Primary School Primary
- Fairhouse Community Primary School Primary
- Felmore Primary School Primary
- Ghyllgrove Primary School Primary
- Great Berry Primary School Primary
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Janet Duke Primary School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift Pioneer teach?
- Lift Pioneer teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Pioneer?
- The headteacher of Lift Pioneer is Mrs Joanne Allain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Pioneer last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Pioneer, 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 Pioneer?
- Lift Pioneer has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Lift Pioneer full?
- Lift Pioneer has capacity for 170 pupils and 201 on roll (118%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lift Pioneer a faith school?
- No. Lift Pioneer has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Lift Pioneer?
- Lift Pioneer is part of LIFT SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lift Pioneer have?
- The schools register lists Lift Pioneer's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lift Pioneer's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lift Pioneer's absence rate?
- Lift Pioneer's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Pioneer's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Pioneer'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.