Lift Westerings

EssexAcademy converter

Sunny Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4NZ

Headteacher: Mr Adam StainsburySchool website ↗Pupils: 413 (capacity: 340)Part of LIFT SCHOOLS
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
85%
Reading, Writing & Maths
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
85.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
25.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 93%·Maths 88%All three 85%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected93%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
73
How many got their first choice?
60of 73 (82.2%)
How many applied in total?
164

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
203 girls, 210 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 86% (2018/19), currently 85%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1660.0%3.0%-0.8+1.2-1.4
2016/1758.0%13.0%-0.6-1.0-0.7
2017/1859.0%3.0%-1.0-1.1-2.6
2018/1986.0%28.0%+3.9+1.1+3.3
2022/2367.0%14.0%0.0+1.5+0.6
2023/2479.0%20.0%---
2024/2585.0%25.0%---