Lift Caldicotes
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Middlesbrough
Lift Caldicotes is a primary school in Middlesbrough for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Middlesbrough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Spencerfield Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS3 9HD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Pupils on roll
- 234 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Caldicotes Primary Academy supports and encourages every pupil to achieve their full potential.”
- “Starting in the early years, pupils learn to respect everyone and to take pride in their learning.”
- “Pupils know that their teachers really care about them and expect them to try hard.”
To improve
- “However, some subject curriculums have not been in place for very long.”
- “In other subjects, such as history, this is not yet the case.”
- “At times, teachers do not make effective checks on what pupils already know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 85% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Middlesbrough published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Middlesbrough.
- Brambles Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thorntree Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pallister Park Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pennyman Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift North Ormesby 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Berwick Hills Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published