Lift Hall Road

Hall Road Academy is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school fosters an inclusive and welcoming environment supported by strong community ties. Pupils appreciate their supportive staff, with a strong emphasis on positive behavior and engagement in learning. The recent implementation of an ambitious curriculum has led to effective learning outcomes, particularly in reading and phonics. The school effectively supports pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, ensuring they make good progress from their starting points. However, there are still areas for improvement. Some foundation subjects have not yet fully embedded their new curriculums, and there is a need to better utilize local resources to enhance educational opportunities. Additionally, certain key vocabulary in the early years curriculum requires clearer mapping to prepare pupils for future learning as they transition into key stage 1. Despite these concerns, the leadership has demonstrated a commitment to continuous improvement and collaboration with the trust.

Strengths

• Inclusive and welcoming school environment
• Strong sense of community and support for pupils and families
• Effective implementation of an ambitious curriculum
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics programs
• High expectations set by staff for pupil behaviour and learning
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Good personal, social, health, and economic education

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects' curriculums are still being embedded
• Need for clearer mapping of key vocabulary in early years curriculum

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 Hall Road attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 1.0% of pupils at Lift Hall Road were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Hall Road had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 18.7% of pupils at Lift Hall Road were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Hall Road received £8,619 and spent £8,566 for each of its 285 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £229,000 (£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

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 Hall Road is part of Lift Schools, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Lift Green Way Hull
• Lift Newington Hull
• Lift Kingswood Hull
• Lift North Thoresby Grimsby
• Lift Utterby Louth
• Lift Shafton Barnsley
• Lift Meadstead Barnsley
• Lift St Helen's Barnsley
• Lift Cottingley Leeds
• Lift Firth Park Sheffield

What is Lift Hall Road's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lift Hall Road is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Lift Hall Road last inspected by Ofsted?

Lift Hall Road was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Lift Hall Road have?

Lift Hall Road has 289 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lift Hall Road cover?

Lift Hall Road for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Lift Hall Road's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lift Hall Road?

Lift Hall Road is at Hall Road, Hull, HU6 8PP.