Lift Hazelwood
Stokesay Drive, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Lloyd
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 139207
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793497250
About this school
Lift Hazelwood is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 252 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 87% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 20% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Hazelwood has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Swindon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Hazelwood compares
Lift Hazelwood ranked 6th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.5% | 32.4% | 252 | — |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School | 50% | 4.8% | 23% | 190 | 0.4 miles |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.7% | 8.1% | 136 | 0.4 miles |
| Westlea Primary School | 50% | 8.7% | 31.6% | 289 | 0.7 miles |
| Millbrook Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 19.3% | 373 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingfisher CE Academy | — | 4.5% | 32.5% | 148 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.37%
- English as an additional language
- 42.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Westlea Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Millbrook Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Kingfisher CE Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Lift Hazelwood ranks 8th of the 64 ranked primary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Badbury Park Primary School Primary
- Beechcroft Infant School Primary
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Field Primary School Primary
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primary
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift Hazelwood teach?
- Lift Hazelwood teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Hazelwood?
- The headteacher of Lift Hazelwood is Mrs Suzanne Lloyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Hazelwood last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Hazelwood, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lift Hazelwood?
- Lift Hazelwood has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lift Hazelwood full?
- Lift Hazelwood has capacity for 210 pupils and 252 on roll (120%), so it is at or above 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 Hazelwood a faith school?
- No. Lift Hazelwood has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Hazelwood have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Hazelwood as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift Hazelwood?
- Lift Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lift Hazelwood rank locally?
- Lift Hazelwood ranked 6th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lift Hazelwood's absence rate?
- Lift Hazelwood's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Hazelwood's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Hazelwood'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.