Lift North Ormesby
James Street, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS3 6LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Charlton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 267
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 138854
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642247985
About this school
Lift North Ormesby is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 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
- 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 | 37 | 35 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 74% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 77% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 North Ormesby has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 296 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift North Ormesby compares
Lift North Ormesby ranked 25th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.3% | 54% | 233 | — |
| St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School | 66% | 3.8% | 41.7% | 233 | 0.2 miles |
| Breckon Hill Primary School | 70% | 5.3% | 52.2% | 541 | 0.5 miles |
| Abingdon Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 55.5% | 565 | 0.7 miles |
| Berwick Hills Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 72% | 321 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 35.7% | 404 | 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)
- 53.97%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 22.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Breckon Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Abingdon Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Berwick Hills Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Lift North Ormesby ranks 33rd of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift North Ormesby teach?
- Lift North Ormesby teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift North Ormesby?
- The headteacher of Lift North Ormesby is Mrs Helen Charlton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift North Ormesby last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift North Ormesby, 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 North Ormesby?
- Lift North Ormesby has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lift North Ormesby full?
- Lift North Ormesby has capacity for 267 pupils and 233 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 North Ormesby a faith school?
- No. Lift North Ormesby has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift North Ormesby have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift North Ormesby as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift North Ormesby?
- Lift North Ormesby 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 North Ormesby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 North Ormesby rank locally?
- Lift North Ormesby ranked 25th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 North Ormesby's absence rate?
- Lift North Ormesby's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift North Ormesby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift North Ormesby'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.