Lift Anglesey
Clarence Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lynsey Hedley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 621
- URN
- 138982
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283563811
About this school
Lift Anglesey is a primary academy in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 621 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Anglesey, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 80 | 80 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 78% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 79% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 89% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 68% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Anglesey has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 589 |
| 2024/25 | 610 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Anglesey compares
Lift Anglesey ranked 12th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 621 | — |
| Christ Church Primary School | — | — | — | 353 | 0.3 miles |
| Grange School | — | 7.8% | 44.8% | 168 | 0.9 miles |
| Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 5.9% | 37.2% | 308 | 0.9 miles |
| River View Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 417 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 27.7% | 174 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2025
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.77%
- English as an additional language
- 85.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Grange School0.9 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Burton-upon-Trent
-
River View Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burton-upon-Trent
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
Lift Anglesey ranks 3rd of the 22 ranked primary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
- All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Burton Fields School Primary
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Edge Hill Academy Primary
- Eton Park Junior Academy Primary
- Grange School Primary
- Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Horninglow Primary School Primary
- John of Rolleston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Anglesey teach?
- Lift Anglesey teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the head teacher of Lift Anglesey?
- The head teacher of Lift Anglesey is Mrs Lynsey Hedley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Anglesey been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Anglesey, 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 Anglesey?
- Lift Anglesey has 621 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lift Anglesey full?
- Lift Anglesey has capacity for 630 pupils and 621 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lift Anglesey a faith school?
- No. Lift Anglesey has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Anglesey have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Anglesey as having nursery classes.
- Is Lift Anglesey part of an academy trust?
- Lift Anglesey 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 Anglesey's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 87% 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 Anglesey compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Lift Anglesey ranked 12th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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 Anglesey's absence rate?
- Lift Anglesey's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Anglesey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Anglesey'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.