Lift North Thoresby
High Street, North Thoresby, Grimsby, DN36 5PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Tom Hawkins
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 139868
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472840295
About this school
Lift North Thoresby is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 98 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 62% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 23% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 69% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 69% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 69% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Thoresby has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift North Thoresby compares
Lift North Thoresby ranked 68th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.1% | 21.2% | 98 | — |
| Fulstow Church of England Primary School | — | 8.4% | 22.2% | 30 | 2.3 miles |
| Tetney Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 20.9% | 123 | 2.4 miles |
| Lift Utterby | 82% | 4.3% | 25% | 67 | 2.5 miles |
| Holton-le-Clay Junior School | 71% | 5.3% | 25.7% | 99 | 2.6 miles |
| Holton Le Clay Infant School | — | 4.8% | 12.7% | 71 | 2.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.21%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 6.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fulstow Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Louth
-
Tetney Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Lift Utterby2.5 miles
Primary · Louth
-
Holton-le-Clay Junior School2.6 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Holton Le Clay Infant School2.8 miles
Primary · Nr Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Lift North Thoresby ranks 20th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Grimsby.
- East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy Primary
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy Primary
- Enfield Academy of New Waltham Primary
- Fairfield Academy Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Great Coates Primary School Primary
- Healing Primary Academy Primary
- Holton-le-Clay Junior School Primary
- Humberston Cloverfields Academy Primary
- Keelby Primary Academy Primary
- Laceby Acres Primary Academy Primary
- Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift North Thoresby teach?
- Lift North Thoresby teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Lift North Thoresby?
- The executive headteacher of Lift North Thoresby is Mr Tom Hawkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift North Thoresby last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift North Thoresby, 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 Thoresby?
- Lift North Thoresby has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lift North Thoresby full?
- Lift North Thoresby has capacity for 70 pupils and 98 on roll (140%), so it is at or above 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 Thoresby a faith school?
- No. Lift North Thoresby has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift North Thoresby have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lift North Thoresby as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift North Thoresby?
- Lift North Thoresby 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 Thoresby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 69% 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 Thoresby rank locally?
- Lift North Thoresby ranked 68th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% 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 Thoresby's absence rate?
- Lift North Thoresby's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift North Thoresby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift North Thoresby'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.