Lift Utterby
Utterby, Louth, LN11 0TN
67 pupils · 96% of 70 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 22.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 13 May 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 | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
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 North Thoresby 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Fulstow Church of England Primary School 4.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy 7.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tetney Primary School 7.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kidgate Academy 8.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Holton-le-Clay Junior School 8.2 km · Good (2024) · 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.