Lift Hall Road
Hall Road, Hull, HU6 8PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Pinder
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 138679
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482441151
About this school
Lift Hall Road is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 289 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 51 | 43 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 67% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 56% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Hall Road 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 | 57% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 386 |
| 2023/24 | 322 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Hall Road compares
Lift Hall Road ranked 10th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.9% | 48.5% | 289 | — |
| Croxby Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 23.5% | 367 | 0.5 miles |
| Lift Green Way | 77% | 6.7% | 61.9% | 414 | 0.7 miles |
| Bricknell Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 9.4% | 678 | 0.8 miles |
| Appleton Primary School | 67% | 7.2% | 34.4% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| The Parks Primary Academy | 71% | 7.3% | 71.8% | 355 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.53%
- English as an additional language
- 23.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 21.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Croxby Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Lift Green Way0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Bricknell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Appleton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
-
The Parks Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Lift Hall Road ranks 10th 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 year groups does Lift Hall Road teach?
- Lift Hall Road teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Hall Road?
- The headteacher of Lift Hall Road is Mr Luke Pinder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Hall Road last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Hall Road, 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 Hall Road?
- Lift Hall Road has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lift Hall Road full?
- Lift Hall Road has capacity for 350 pupils and 289 on roll (83%), 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 Hall Road a faith school?
- No. Lift Hall Road has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Hall Road have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Hall Road as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift Hall Road?
- Lift Hall Road 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 Hall Road's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 80% 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 Hall Road rank locally?
- Lift Hall Road ranked 10th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Hall Road's absence rate?
- Lift Hall Road's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Hall Road's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Hall Road'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.