Lift Westerings
Sunny Road, Hockley, SS5 4NZ
417 pupils · 123% of 340 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 May 2023, published 4 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 85% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 25% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.35 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 81 | 183 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 73 | 164 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 97 | 200 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 64 | 169 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 90 | 184 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 60 | 198 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 53 | 139 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 65 | 163 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lift Hockley 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lift Plumberow 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Grove Wood Primary School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Edwards Hall Primary School 2.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Lift Ashingdon 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Heycroft Primary School 2.9 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.