Lift Charles Warren
Old Groveway, Simpson, Milton Keynes, MK6 3AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Michelle Court
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 138440
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908670074
About this school
Lift Charles Warren is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 182 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 63% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 70% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 70% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Charles Warren has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Charles Warren compares
Lift Charles Warren ranked 49th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.6% | 58.1% | 182 | — |
| Langland Community School | 67% | 6.1% | 60.1% | 172 | 0.4 miles |
| Moorland Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 58.8% | 194 | 0.7 miles |
| Heronsgate School | 61% | 5.3% | 33.8% | 334 | 1.0 miles |
| New Chapter Primary School | 41% | 5% | 48.5% | 231 | 1.1 miles |
| Heronshaw School | — | 5.8% | 25% | 161 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.12%
- English as an additional language
- 41.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 10.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langland Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Moorland Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronsgate School1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
New Chapter Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronshaw School1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Lift Charles Warren ranks 48th of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift Charles Warren teach?
- Lift Charles Warren teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Charles Warren?
- The headteacher of Lift Charles Warren is Ms Michelle Court, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Charles Warren last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Charles Warren, 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 Charles Warren?
- Lift Charles Warren has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lift Charles Warren full?
- Lift Charles Warren has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Charles Warren a faith school?
- No. Lift Charles Warren has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Lift Charles Warren?
- Lift Charles Warren 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 Charles Warren have?
- The schools register lists Lift Charles Warren's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lift Charles Warren's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 Charles Warren rank locally?
- Lift Charles Warren ranked 49th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% 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 Charles Warren's absence rate?
- Lift Charles Warren's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Charles Warren's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Charles Warren'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.