Lift Berkeley
Marybrook Street, Berkeley, GL13 9AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Miss Alexandra Robbins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 143207
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453810254
About this school
Lift Berkeley is a primary academy in Berkeley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Berkeley, 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 69% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 81% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 69% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Berkeley 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 | 59% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Berkeley compares
Lift Berkeley ranked 184th of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 5.2% | 16.1% | 232 | — |
| Sharpness Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 19.3% | 114 | 1.5 miles |
| Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School | 92% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 83 | 2.4 miles |
| Severnbanks Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 37.6% | 251 | 3.4 miles |
| Cam Woodfield Infant School | — | 7.4% | 23.3% | 136 | 3.6 miles |
| Lift Cam Woodfield Junior | 45% | 7.1% | 30.7% | 192 | 3.6 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)
- 16.06%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 8.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sharpness Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Berkeley
-
Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Berkeley
-
Severnbanks Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Cam Woodfield Infant School3.6 miles
Primary · Dursley
-
Lift Cam Woodfield Junior3.6 miles
Primary · Dursley
Other schools in Berkeley
- Sharpness Primary School Primary
- Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School Primary
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC Secondary
- Skylark Plus Limited Other types
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Berkeley Primary School to Lift Berkeley recorded 19 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Berkeley teach?
- Lift Berkeley teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Berkeley.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Berkeley?
- The headteacher of Lift Berkeley is Miss Alexandra Robbins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Berkeley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Berkeley, 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 Berkeley?
- Lift Berkeley has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lift Berkeley full?
- Lift Berkeley has capacity for 210 pupils and 232 on roll (110%), 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 Berkeley a faith school?
- No. Lift Berkeley has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Berkeley have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Berkeley as having nursery classes.
- Is Lift Berkeley part of an academy trust?
- Lift Berkeley 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 Berkeley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 40% 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 Berkeley compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Lift Berkeley ranked 184th of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Berkeley's absence rate?
- Lift Berkeley's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Berkeley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Berkeley'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 19 September 2026.