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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 138674

Lift Brockworth

Academy sponsor led · Gloucester · GL3 4JL

Ages 4–11 · 386 pupils · Gloucestershire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.87 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.9%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
363

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.87 · Often has places

1st preferences

40

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

386 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
386
Boys / girls
210 / 176
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
386 / 420 (92%)
Free school meals
39.6%
FSM pupils
153
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
Academy trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Sponsor
Lift Schools
Headteacher
Mr Rob Hughes

Location

Address
Moorfield Road, Brockworth
Postcode
GL3 4JL
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Tewkesbury
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 386 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 39.6%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL3
17
Primary in GL3
13
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Castle Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 4NU · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM23.7%
    • Demand1.37

    0.4 miles away

  • Foundation school · Primary

    Brockworth · GL3 4DY · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand0.87

    1.2 miles away

  • Hillview Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 3LH · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.88

    1.7 miles away

  • Dinglewell Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 3HS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.9%

    1.8 miles away

  • Dinglewell Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 3HS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM4.9%
    • Demand0.89

    1.8 miles away

  • Abbeymead Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 5YS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand1.48

    1.8 miles away

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