Lift Newington
Dairycoates Avenue, Hull, HU3 5DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Pinnell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 138677
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482305630
About this school
Lift Newington is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 394 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Newington, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 56% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 65% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 75% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Newington has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Newington compares
Lift Newington ranked 26th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 5.6% | 36.7% | 394 | — |
| Chiltern Primary School | 49% | 3.3% | 52.8% | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| Francis Askew Primary School | 71% | 7.1% | 50.9% | 370 | 0.5 miles |
| St George's Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 43.8% | 238 | 0.5 miles |
| Wheeler Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 26.1% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| Paisley Primary School | 58% | 6.5% | 37% | 319 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 June 2025
- 10 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.68%
- English as an additional language
- 41.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 14.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chiltern Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Francis Askew Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
St George's Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Wheeler Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Paisley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Lift Newington ranks 28th of the 85 ranked primary schools in Hull.
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide Primary School Primary
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primary
- Aldbrough Primary School Primary
- Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Anlaby Primary School Primary
- Appleton Primary School Primary
- Bellfield Primary School Primary
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Bilton Community Primary School Primary
- Bricknell Primary School Primary
- Broadacre Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Newington teach?
- Lift Newington teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Newington?
- The headteacher of Lift Newington is Mrs Louise Pinnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Newington been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Newington, 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 Newington?
- Lift Newington has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lift Newington full?
- Lift Newington has capacity for 420 pupils and 394 on roll (94%), 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 Newington a faith school?
- No. Lift Newington has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Newington have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Newington as having nursery classes.
- Is Lift Newington part of an academy trust?
- Lift Newington 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 Newington's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 71% 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 Newington compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Lift Newington ranked 26th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 Newington's absence rate?
- Lift Newington's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Newington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Newington'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.