Lift Hockley
Chevening Gardens, Hockley, SS5 4UR
331 pupils · 100% of 330 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 6.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 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 | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 29% |
“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 — 1.31 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 59 | 189 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 37 | 158 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 58 | 214 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 48 | 177 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 65 | 196 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 67 | 207 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 74 | 188 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 58 | 173 | 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 Westerings 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lift Plumberow 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Grove Wood Primary School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Edward Francis Primary School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Down Hall Primary School 2.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Lift Ashingdon 2.9 km · Good (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.