Lift Utterby
Utterby, Louth, LN11 0TN
- 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
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 139885
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472840280
About this school
Lift Utterby is a primary academy in Louth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 67 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 62% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 62% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 69% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 54% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Utterby 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 | 71% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Utterby compares
Lift Utterby ranked 13th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.3% | 25% | 67 | — |
| Lift North Thoresby | 69% | 5.1% | 21.2% | 98 | 2.5 miles |
| Fulstow Church of England Primary School | — | 8.4% | 22.2% | 30 | 2.9 miles |
| East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy | 41% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 116 | 4.6 miles |
| Tetney Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 20.9% | 123 | 4.7 miles |
| Kidgate Academy | 38% | 5.3% | 31.7% | 397 | 5.0 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 10.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift North Thoresby2.5 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Fulstow Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Louth
-
East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy4.6 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Tetney Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Kidgate Academy5.0 miles
Primary · Louth
Other schools in Louth
Lift Utterby ranks 1st of the 11 ranked primary schools in Louth.
- East Wold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy Primary
- Fulstow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grainthorpe Junior School Primary
- Grimoldby Primary School Primary
- Kidgate Academy Primary
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy Primary
- North Cockerington Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Somercotes CofE Primary School Primary
- Scamblesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England School, Louth Primary
- The Donington-on-Bain School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift Utterby teach?
- Lift Utterby teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Louth.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Lift Utterby?
- The executive headteacher of Lift Utterby is Mr Tom Hawkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Utterby last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Utterby, 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 Utterby?
- Lift Utterby has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lift Utterby full?
- Lift Utterby has capacity for 70 pupils and 67 on roll (96%), 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 Utterby a faith school?
- No. Lift Utterby has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Utterby have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lift Utterby as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift Utterby?
- Lift Utterby 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 Utterby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% 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 Utterby rank locally?
- Lift Utterby ranked 13th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 76% 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 Utterby's absence rate?
- Lift Utterby's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Utterby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Utterby'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.