Lift Crescent View
Clyde Crescent, Whaddon, Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Ms Liz Oakey
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 65
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 138430
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242512680
About this school
Lift Crescent View is a special academy in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 60 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Crescent View, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 12% | 10% | 17% |
| Expected standard in maths | 12% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 12% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 92.0 | 93.0 | 94.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 87.0 | 90.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -13.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lift Crescent View has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 23% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 67 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report7 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 80.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 22.97%
- Persistent absence
- 59.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Battledown School0.4 miles
Academies · Cheltenham
-
Berkhampstead School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
-
Ashley Manor Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
-
Cheltenham Ladies' College1.4 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
-
St Edward's School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
- Battledown School Academies
- Belmont School Academies
- Bettridge School Special schools
- Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service Local authority maintained schools
- National Star College Other types
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School Primary
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Primary
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Primary
- Charlton Kings Infants' School Primary
- Charlton Kings Junior School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Crescent View teach?
- Lift Crescent View teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the principal of Lift Crescent View?
- The principal of Lift Crescent View is Ms Liz Oakey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Crescent View been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Crescent View, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lift Crescent View?
- Lift Crescent View has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lift Crescent View full?
- Lift Crescent View has capacity for 65 pupils and 60 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lift Crescent View a faith school?
- No. Lift Crescent View has no designated religious character.
- Is Lift Crescent View part of an academy trust?
- Lift Crescent View is part of LIFT SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lift Crescent View's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lift Crescent View's absence rate?
- Lift Crescent View's overall absence rate is 23% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Crescent View's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Crescent View's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.