UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 138786

Lift Offa's Mead

Academy sponsor led · Chepstow · NP16 7DT

Ages 4–11 · 128 pupils · Gloucestershire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

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)54%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

6

Places offered

7

1st-preference offers

6

Total preferences (any rank)
19
Preferred offers (top 3)
6
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 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.

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Chepstow · NP16 7BJ · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.10

    0.9 miles away

  • Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Chepstow · NP16 7AA · Gloucestershire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att845.4
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+41%
    • Absence10.0%

    0.1 miles away

  • Other independent school

    Chepstow · NP16 7LE · Gloucestershire

    Ages 0–14

    0.5 miles away

  • Welsh establishment

    Monmouthshire · NP16 5LR · Monmouthshire

    0.8 miles away

  • Welsh establishment

    Chepstow · NP16 6DF · Monmouthshire

    0.8 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Principal David Wayland
Telephone
01291622932

Official links