Lift Meadstead
Barnsley
LIFT SCHOOLS is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 59 member schools: 32 primary schools, 22 secondary schools, 5 special schools. Local authorities: Barnsley | Bath and North East Somerset | Bexley | Birmingham | Bradford | Enfield | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Haringey | Hounslow | Isle of Wight | Islington | Kent | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Leeds | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Middlesbrough | Milton Keynes | Richmond upon Thames | Sheffield | Southwark | Staffordshire | Surrey | Swindon | Torbay. Regions: East Midlands | East of England | London | North East | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the LIFT SCHOOLS public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Lift Meadstead
- Address
- Meadstead Drive, Royston
- Postcode
- S71 4JS
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barnsley North
- URN (official identifier)
- 139132
- Establishment number
- 2022
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 215
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Bell
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 7 May 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.meadsteadprimaryacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01226722153
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2013
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Lift Meadstead
| 2025/26 | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 215 | 34,865 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 40.5% | 29.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 24.2% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 7.9% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.9% | 8.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Lift Meadstead, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 19 Jun 2025
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action in order for the school to become a good school
Report published 20 May 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 26 Feb 2023
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 1 Apr 2019
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Mar 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royston Meadstead Primary School (URN 106606)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 May 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royston Meadstead Primary School (URN 106606)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Jun 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Lift Meadstead
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.0% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 16.5% | 13.0% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Lift Meadstead
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £116,250 for 75 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 39.7% | 30.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £615 | £404 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Lift Meadstead
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 203 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Barnsley average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,746,000 £8,601 per pupil | £7,224 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,608,000 £7,921 per pupil | £6,815 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £741,000 £3,650 per pupil · 46.1% | £3,088 · 45.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £360,000 £1,773 per pupil · 22.4% | £1,450 · 21.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £108,000 £532 per pupil · 6.7% | £161 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £108,000 £532 per pupil · 6.7% | £140 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £138,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,584 per pupil, supply and agency £299 per pupil — spending up £337 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
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