Academy converter · Essex

Lift Hockley

4–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146181URN

Chevening Gardens, Hockley, SS5 4UR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.8 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

189 applications for 45 places · 12th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
15 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

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

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Essex median (2.4) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

189 applications · 45 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 4.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 4.0; Essex median median 2.4
2024 4.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 4.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 4.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 4.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.2; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.8; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Hockley Primary School (URN 115287), the previous school.

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	45	189	4.2	59	1.31
Sep 2025	40	158	4.0	37	0.93
Sep 2024	45	214	4.8	58	1.29
Sep 2023	45	177	3.9	48	1.07
Sep 2022	45	196	4.4	65	1.44
Sep 2021	45	207	4.6	67	1.49
Sep 2020	45	188	4.2	74	1.64
Sep 2019	60	173	2.9	58	0.97
Sep 2018 *	45	190	4.2	72	1.60
Sep 2017 *	45	167	3.7	56	1.24
Sep 2016 *	41	161	3.9	40	0.98
Sep 2015 *	45	169	3.8	43	0.96
Sep 2014 *	45	140	3.1	40	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 87% · Maths 91% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%41st of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	80%	29%	110	109
2023/24	85%	17%	108	107
2022/23	85%	20%	109	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 HockleyThis school
This school

2026

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lift Westerings
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Lift Plumberow
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Edward Francis Primary School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Down Hall Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Lift Ashingdon
2.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Glebe Primary School
3.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146181 · 881/5247
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 330 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Hockley Primary School (URN 115287)
Address: Chevening Gardens, Hockley, SS5 4UR
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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