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Lift Offa's Mead

Academy sponsor led · Chepstow · NP16 7DT

Ages 4–11 · 128 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-04

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)60%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

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%+)13.3%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
120

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill61%

128 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
128
Boys / girls
59 / 69
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
128 / 210 (61%)
Free school meals
27.3%
FSM pupils
35
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
Principal David Wayland

Location

Address
Beachley Road, Sedbury
Postcode
NP16 7DT
Town
Chepstow
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
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 Chepstow, Gloucestershire, 128 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 27.3%.

Open schools in Chepstow
7
Primary schools in Chepstow
2
Academies among open schools in Chepstow
29% (2)
Open schools in NP16
12
Primary in NP16
2
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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Principal David Wayland
Telephone
01291622932
Website
http://www.offasmeadacademy.org

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