Lift Beacon
Woodthorpe Road, Loughborough, LE11 2NF
379 pupils · 100% of 380 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. 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 | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 26 | 59 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 23 | 70 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 65 | 34 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 34 | 57 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 35 | 47 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 25 | 36 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 36 | 46 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 29 | 51 | 37 |
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
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Outwoods Edge Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Mountfields Lodge School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Loughborough Church of England Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.