Academy converter · Middlesbrough

Lift Caldicotes

2–11Ages
234Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139476URN

Spencerfield Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS3 9HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

1.3per place

0.5 below Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

29 applications for 23 places · 37th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 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		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

24 September 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
8 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 23 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 2.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 1.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.9

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	23	29	1.3	21	0.91
Sep 2025	26	36	1.4	25	0.96
Sep 2024	26	37	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2023	28	39	1.4	26	0.93
Sep 2022	30	51	1.7	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	52	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2020	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2019	30	38	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2018	27	36	1.3	21	0.78
Sep 2017	30	62	2.1	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	55	1.8	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	53	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	70	2.3	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 92% · Maths 88% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%4th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	85%	8%	106	106
2023/24	70%	0%	102	104
2022/23	80%	10%	107	105

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

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This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School
0.6 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
South Bank Community Primary School
0.7 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Brambles Primary Academy
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Thorntree Academy
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
1.0 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Teesville Academy
1.3 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2023

1.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Pallister Park Primary School
1.5 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139476 · 806/2102
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 270 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals: 74.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Caldicotes Primary School (URN 111573)
Address: Spencerfield Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS3 9HD
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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