Lift Cottingley
Dulverton Grove, Cottingley, Leeds, LS11 0HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Kelly Bentley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 138973
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132709503
About this school
Lift Cottingley is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 242 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Cottingley, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 32 | 39 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 79% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 15% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 85% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Cottingley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 298 |
| 2023/24 | 301 |
| 2024/25 | 263 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Cottingley compares
Lift Cottingley ranked 29th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% 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 | 82% | 5.9% | 51.1% | 242 | — |
| Beeston Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 33% | 660 | 0.5 miles |
| Hugh Gaitskell Primary School | 43% | 6.3% | 38.5% | 555 | 0.7 miles |
| Churwell Primary Academy | — | — | — | 467 | 0.9 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston | 69% | 3.2% | 19.4% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
| Lower Wortley Primary School | 55% | 5.4% | 16.9% | 331 | 1.2 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)
- 51.05%
- English as an additional language
- 42.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beeston Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Churwell Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Lower Wortley Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Lift Cottingley ranks 24th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Cottingley teach?
- Lift Cottingley teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Cottingley?
- The headteacher of Lift Cottingley is Kelly Bentley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Cottingley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Cottingley, 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 Cottingley?
- Lift Cottingley has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lift Cottingley full?
- Lift Cottingley has capacity for 420 pupils and 242 on roll (58%), 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 Cottingley a faith school?
- No. Lift Cottingley has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Cottingley have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Cottingley as having nursery classes.
- Is Lift Cottingley part of an academy trust?
- Lift Cottingley 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 Cottingley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 82% 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 Cottingley compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Lift Cottingley ranked 29th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% 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 Cottingley's absence rate?
- Lift Cottingley's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Cottingley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Cottingley'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.