Academy converter · Essex

Lift Westerings

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137405URN

Sunny Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4NZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.7 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

183 applications for 60 places · 75th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 March 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Essex median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

183 applications · 60 places offered · 81 named it first

2026 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.8; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	183	3.1	81	1.35
Sep 2025	60	164	2.7	73	1.22
Sep 2024	60	200	3.3	97	1.62
Sep 2023	60	169	2.8	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	184	3.1	90	1.50
Sep 2021	60	198	3.3	60	1.00
Sep 2020	60	139	2.3	53	0.88
Sep 2019	60	163	2.7	65	1.08
Sep 2018	60	148	2.5	51	0.85
Sep 2017	51	152	3.0	48	0.94
Sep 2016	46	129	2.8	46	1.00
Sep 2015	44	135	3.1	36	0.82
Sep 2014	30	114	3.8	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 88% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%23rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	25%	109	108
2023/24	79%	20%	108	106
2022/23	67%	14%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lift WesteringsThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Lift Hockley
1.2 km · Essex

2026

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lift Plumberow
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Grove Wood Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Edwards Hall Primary School
2.7 km · Southend-on-Sea

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Lift Ashingdon
2.8 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Heycroft Primary School
2.9 km · Southend-on-Sea

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

4.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Holt Farm Infant School
2.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Holt Farm Junior School
2.9 km · Essex

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137405 · 881/5232
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 340 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: The Westerings Primary School (URN 115272)
Address: Sunny Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4NZ
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources