Lift Cottingley
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber LS11 0HU · Leeds
#327 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3533 of 15,697 nationally
About Lift Cottingley
Lift Cottingley is a academy primary located in Leeds, in the Leeds local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 2–11. In 2025 it enrolled 242 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 72.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools in England and 327th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (90th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (6th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 242; capacity filled 57.6%.
There are 232 schools in Leeds; Lift Cottingley ranks 57th of 224 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)82%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)18%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)54.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Lift Cottingley by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 54.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 57.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 82%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 18%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Lift Cottingley
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Beeston Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
660 students · 848 m away
Elliott Hudson College
Leeds · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
1,480 students · 974 m away
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
555 students · 1.1 km away
Churwell Primary Academy
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
467 students · 1.4 km away
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
210 students · 1.5 km away
Cockburn School
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,248 students · 1.9 km away
Lower Wortley Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
331 students · 1.9 km away
Park View Primary Academy
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
228 students · 2.1 km away
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
300 students · 2.2 km away
Core Training and Development limited
Leeds · Independent all-through · Ages 8–16
13 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Worth Valley Primary School
Keighley · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
242 students
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
241 students
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
243 students
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
York · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
243 students
Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
241 students
Middlethorpe Primary Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
240 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Lift Cottingley a good school?
Lift Cottingley has a Success Index (England) of 72.0 out of 100 (Top 25% of primary schools in England) and ranks #327 of 1,636 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Lift Cottingley rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Lift Cottingley ranks #327 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3533 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Lift Cottingley?
Lift Cottingley had 242 students in 2025.
Is Lift Cottingley a primary school or a secondary school?
Lift Cottingley is classified as a primary covering Ages 2–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Lift Cottingley?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Lift Cottingley; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.