Lift Hillview, Gloucester
Lift Hillview is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Gloucester, part of Lift Schools.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lift Hillview in detail
Lift Hillview in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Lift Hillview has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Hillview Primary School (URN 115494), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Lift Hillview
Across Gloucestershire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Gloucestershire lodged 173 appeals against primary school offers; 131 reached a hearing and 46 succeeded (35.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lift Hillview are Hillview Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 81% maths); Dinglewell Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); Dinglewell Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and Barnwood Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths).
Hillview Primary SchoolDinglewell Junior SchoolDinglewell Infant SchoolBarnwood Church of England Primary School
The trust
Lift Hillview is one of 62 schools run by Lift Schools, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gloucester Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gilpin Avenue (after), 220 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lift Hillview are Barnwood Park School (0.9 miles), Sir Thomas Rich's School (1.1 miles), Churchdown School (1.6 miles) and Chosen Hill School (1.8 miles).
Barnwood Park SchoolSir Thomas Rich's SchoolChurchdown SchoolChosen Hill School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Lift Hillview has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Hillview Primary School (URN 115494), it was rated Good in May 2014. See Hillview Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Hillview Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Hillview Primary School (URN 115494), the school Lift Hillview replaced. There are no figures for Lift Hillview yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 74% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Lift Hillview
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lift Hillview.
- 4-2-11 Activity Camp750m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Lift Hillview is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Gloucestershire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lift Hillview from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lift Hillview is in Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 14 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Hillview Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Hillview Primary School (URN 115494), the school Lift Hillview replaced. There are no figures for Lift Hillview yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 28 | 123 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 28 | 121 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 | 95 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 24 | 75 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 29 | 121 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 30 | 33 | 106 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 30 | 28 | 98 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2019 | 25 | 22 | 93 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 47 | 38 | 163 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 30 | 27 | 108 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 30 | 42 | 144 | 1.4 | 12 |
| 2015 | 30 | 45 | 149 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 2014 | 30 | 36 | 122 | 1.2 | 6 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Gloucester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Gloucester
Across Gloucestershire council
Places available
7,250
Applications
6,016
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Hillview Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Hillview Primary School (URN 115494), the school Lift Hillview replaced. There are no figures for Lift Hillview yet, so these are shown separately.
4.9%
Overall absence
12.5%
Persistent absence
192
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Lift Hillview
Are there exam results for Lift Hillview?
Lift Hillview has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Hillview Primary School (URN 115494), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Lift Hillview's Ofsted rating?
Lift Hillview has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Hillview Primary School (URN 115494), it was rated Good in May 2014.
What is the catchment area for Lift Hillview?
No fixed boundary. When Lift Hillview is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Lift Hillview?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lift Hillview on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Lift Hillview have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Lift Hillview: 4-2-11 Activity Camp (750m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Lift Hillview?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 14 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lift Hillview?
Lift Hillview is at Hillview Road, Hucclecote, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 3LH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)