OFSTED
28 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
386
386 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
176
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
210
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.8 pts
above England
School
39.6%
Tewkesbury
19.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.7 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Tewkesbury
8.5%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Tewkesbury
0.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.3%
283
African
8.0%
31
Any other White background
3.6%
14
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
12
Indian
2.8%
11
White and Black African
1.8%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.5%
83 of
386 pupils
0.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
76.0%
15.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Tewkesbury
75.5%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Tewkesbury
67.6%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
Tewkesbury
68.6%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.47 pts
lower than
England
School
4.74%
Tewkesbury
6.47%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.76 pts
lower than
England
School
13.06%
Tewkesbury
15.22%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.83%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
0.83%
Tewkesbury
2.21%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.9%
3.7 pts
above England
Lift Brockworth
91.9%
Tewkesbury
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.