Academy converter · Middlesbrough

Lift North Ormesby

3–11Ages
233Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138854URN

James Street, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS3 6LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

39 applications for 25 places · 26th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 25 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 1.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Middlesbrough median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Middlesbrough 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	25	39	1.6	20	0.80
Sep 2025	26	39	1.5	23	0.88
Sep 2024	23	43	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2023	29	46	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2022	31	46	1.5	31	1.00
Sep 2021	33	35	1.1	24	0.73
Sep 2020	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2019	31	38	1.2	30	0.97
Sep 2018	40	43	1.1	31	0.78
Sep 2017	34	37	1.1	22	0.65
Sep 2016	36	52	1.4	32	0.89
Sep 2015	39	48	1.2	26	0.67
Sep 2014	35	50	1.4	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 75% · Maths 72% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%25th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Middlesbrough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	6%	104	105
2023/24	66%	6%	104	104
2022/23	54%	11%	102	101

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 North OrmesbyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Breckon Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Abingdon Primary School
1.1 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Berwick Hills Primary School
1.3 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Middlesbrough

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
1.3 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Pallister Park Primary School
1.4 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Brambles Primary Academy
1.4 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138854 · 806/2143
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 267 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 51.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2012
Replaced: North Ormesby Primary School (URN 111588)
Address: James Street, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS3 6LB
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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