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Lift Charles Warren

Primary Ages 4-11 182 pupils Milton Keynes
Ofsted: Good
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Lift Charles Warren is an academy sponsor led in Milton Keynes for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 182 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Lift Charles Warren is Good, from an inspection in September 2025. In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Many teachers don't stay: 55% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2024/25), against 16% nationally.

Ofsted inspection: September 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Old Groveway
Simpson
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK6 3AZ
Phone 01908670074
Reference Number 138440

General Makeup

Number of pupils 182
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.85%
Girls: 46.15%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 59.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 42.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 9 24
2 9 15 24
3 13 8 21
4 16 11 27
5 16 14 30
6 16 11 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 42.9%
African 23.6%
White, Other 12.6%
Indian 3.3%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
Pakistani 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Caribbean 1.6%
Chinese 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
White & Asian 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 08 Jul 2025
Date Report
08 Jul 2025 School inspection
23 Jan 2024 School inspection
20 Mar 2018 Short inspection
17 Jun 2014 Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 57%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.2
Writing -3.3
Maths -3.8

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 14 1
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Lift Charles Warren had 190 pupils for 210 places. 20 places (9.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Central Primary” planning area

Milton Keynes counted 271 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 395 in 2029–30, up 46%.

201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 186195197198205206209207212210201190
Unfilled 11.4%7.1%6.2%5.7%2.4%1.9%0.5%1.4%0.0%0.0%4.3%9.5%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lift Charles Warren attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.2%3.3%3.0%2.2%2.9%2.9%3.7%5.5%5.3%4.8%4.2%
Unauthorised absence 1.3%0.9%0.8%0.3%0.7%1.0%1.9%1.1%1.7%1.7%1.5%
Severely absent pupils 1.1%0.5%0.0%0.0%2.7%0.0%3.7%0.5%1.6%1.6%1.1%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.1% of pupils at Lift Charles Warren were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.116.37.56.03.41.92.92.42.01.00.02.02.6
Permanent exclusions 0110200000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lift Charles Warren had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 55.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.312.010.810.210.49.98.09.59.19.69.99.910.010.7
Teachers who left state teaching 28.6%12.5%11.6%19.4%9.1%0.0%20.3%11.1%18.2%3.9%16.1%17.2%28.6%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –50.0%63.6%66.7%30.8%43.8%43.8%–42.9%66.7%85.7%64.3%66.7%–
Sick days per teacher –7.82.02.30.62.61.2–1.46.811.26.715.3–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.1% of pupils at Lift Charles Warren were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 5 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 7
Moderate learning difficulty 8 0
Social, emotional and mental health 6 1
Speech, language and communication needs 6 0
Specific learning difficulty 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Lift Charles Warren received £8,872 and spent £9,131 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £153,000 (£803 per pupil).

Across all 59 schools of Lift Schools, income was £8,746 and spending £8,644 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £48,000£58,000£62,000£104,000£130,000£154,000£153,000
per pupil £233£278£309£523£636£757£803
In-year balance £112,000-£39,000-£7,000£187,000-£70,000£5,000-£50,000
per pupil £541-£187-£37£940-£339£23-£259

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Lift Charles Warren is part of Lift Schools, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

What is Lift Charles Warren's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lift Charles Warren is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Lift Charles Warren last inspected by Ofsted?

Lift Charles Warren was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Lift Charles Warren have?

Lift Charles Warren has 182 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lift Charles Warren cover?

Lift Charles Warren for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Lift Charles Warren's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lift Charles Warren?

Lift Charles Warren is at Old Groveway, Simpson, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 3AZ.

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