Lift Crescent View, Cheltenham

Good
Special
Academy special sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Liz Oakey
Pupils:60 / 65 capacity
LA:Gloucestershire
Phone:01242512680
Address:Clyde Crescent, Whaddon, Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Trust:LIFT SCHOOLS
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:138430
UKPRN:10038370
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Cheltenham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good.

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At a Glance

70.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+7ppMaths+6ppWriting

Reading has improved from 10% to 17%. Maths has improved from 0% to 6%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Bouncer's Lane (corner of)
151m · 2 min walk
Community Centre (opp)
184m · 3 min walk
Cemetery (opp)
193m · 3 min walk
Sainsburys (opp)
298m · 5 min walk
Cromwell Road (before)
301m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

60 pupils

65 capacity

5 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Cheltenham

High pressure
New homes approved:3,175
Projected new pupils:572

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cheltenham

Admissions Demand - Gloucestershire

Low demand0.84x oversubscription

Places available

7,972

Applications

6,678

Got 1st preference

84.6%

Got preferred school

96.6%

Secondary admissions across Gloucestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(102)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

22.96976%

Overall absence

59.42029%

Persistent absence

69

Enrolments

Authorised16.63116%
Unauthorised6.33861%
Persistent (10%+)59.42029%
Severe (50%+)15.94203%

Absence trend

11.27696%
18/19
8.51471%
20/21
14.9633%
21/22
22.28877%
22/23
20.52267%
23/24
22.96976%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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