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Schools similar to Lift Beacon

Leicestershire · ages 2 to 11 · URN 139005

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Showing the closest 10 of 2,140 eligible schools.

1The Beeches Community Primary School

Suffolk · ages 2 to 11 · URN141849

393 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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The Beeches Community Primary SchoolLift Beacon
Free school meals39.2% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English30.8% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND26.46% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.45 percentage points lower
  • 14 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00626. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00775.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.45 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00090.
  • Total pupils: difference 14 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00356.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

2Lodge Farm Primary School

Walsall · ages 2 to 11 · URN142765

376 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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Lodge Farm Primary SchoolLift Beacon
Free school meals37.5% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English29.8% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.35% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 8.56 percentage points lower
  • 3 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00677. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00525.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 8.56 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01712.
  • Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00079.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3Fairford Academy Barnehurst

Bexley · ages 2 to 11 · URN141889

452 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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Fairford Academy BarnehurstLift Beacon
Free school meals38.7% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English31% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND27.43% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.52 percentage points higher
  • 73 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00724. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00825.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.52 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00104.
  • Total pupils: difference 73 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01615.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Kenyngton Manor Primary School

Surrey · ages 2 to 11 · URN140348

432 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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Kenyngton Manor Primary SchoolLift Beacon
Free school meals38.9% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English31.3% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND24.77% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 2.14 percentage points lower
  • 53 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 25 November 2025 · published 15 January 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Strong standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 8 March 2022 · published 16 May 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00826. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00900.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.14 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00429.
  • Total pupils: difference 53 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01227.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

Liverpool · ages 2 to 11 · URN104638

376 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolLift Beacon
Free school meals38.8% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English25.3% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND28.46% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.54 percentage points higher
  • 3 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 11 October 2023 · published 21 November 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01213. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00600.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.54 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00309.
  • Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00079.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Broomwood Primary School

Trafford · ages 2 to 11 · URN106290

355 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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Broomwood Primary SchoolLift Beacon
Free school meals41.4% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English24.8% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND27.32% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.41 percentage points higher
  • 24 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01835. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01395.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00725.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.41 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00082.
  • Total pupils: difference 24 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00633.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Bradford · ages 2 to 11 · URN148258

420 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyLift Beacon
Free school meals38.1% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English31% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND26.67% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.25 percentage points lower
  • 41 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0194. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00825.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.25 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00049.
  • Total pupils: difference 41 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00976.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Chestnuts Primary School

Milton Keynes · ages 2 to 11 · URN143265

400 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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Chestnuts Primary SchoolLift Beacon
Free school meals35% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English25.5% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND29.25% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.34 percentage points higher
  • 21 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02027. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01485.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00550.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.34 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00467.
  • Total pupils: difference 21 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00525.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

9John Henry Newman Academy

Oxfordshire · ages 2 to 11 · URN138774

392 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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John Henry Newman AcademyLift Beacon
Free school meals35.7% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English32.1% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND30.61% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 4.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.7 percentage points higher
  • 13 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02341. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01170.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01100.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.7 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00740.
  • Total pupils: difference 13 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00332.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10St Mary and St Giles Church of England School

Milton Keynes · ages 2 to 11 · URN147891

350 pupils / 379 at Lift Beacon2025/26 · Academic year

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St Mary and St Giles Church of England SchoolLift Beacon
Free school meals37.7% / 38.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English21.7% / 27.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.86% / 26.91%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 6 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.06 percentage points lower
  • 29 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02346. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01500.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.06 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00811.
  • Total pupils: difference 29 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00765.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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Lift Beacon

Leicestershire · ages 2 to 11 · URN139005

KS2 cohort: 32 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Lift Beacon: published figures and their sources
MeasureLift Beacon
Pupils3792025/26
Free school meals38.3%2025/26
First language other than English27.7%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)26.91%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard81%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard6%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence6.73777%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence21.12211%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Report card inspection · inspected 21 April 2026 · published 7 June 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Strong standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 23 November 2021 · published 17 January 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

2140 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 11956

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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