Lift Cam Woodfield Junior
Elstub Lane, Cam, Dursley, GL11 6JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Hughes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 145729
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453542706
About this school
Lift Cam Woodfield Junior is a primary academy in Dursley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lift Cam Woodfield Junior, 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 | 51 | 48 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 43% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 60% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 48% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 69% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Cam Woodfield Junior 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 | 33% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Cam Woodfield Junior compares
Lift Cam Woodfield Junior ranked 171st of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 7.1% | 30.7% | 192 | — |
| Cam Woodfield Infant School | — | 7.4% | 23.3% | 136 | 0.0 miles |
| Cam Everlands Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 26.9% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 10.9% | 208 | 0.9 miles |
| Slimbridge Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 19.9% | 167 | 1.8 miles |
| Dursley Church of England Primary Academy | 47% | 6.2% | 19.5% | 241 | 2.1 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)
- 30.73%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 16.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cam Woodfield Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Dursley
-
Cam Everlands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dursley
-
Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dursley
-
Slimbridge Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Dursley Church of England Primary Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Dursley
Other schools in Dursley
Lift Cam Woodfield Junior ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Dursley.
- Cam Everlands Primary School Primary
- Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cam Woodfield Infant School Primary
- Coaley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dursley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Uley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rednock School Secondary
- Peak Academy Academies
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Louise Bennett (until October 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Louise Bennett to Mr Rob Hughes recorded 1 Oct 2026
- School name changed from Cam Woodfield Junior School to Lift Cam Woodfield Junior recorded 19 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Lift Cam Woodfield Junior teach?
- Lift Cam Woodfield Junior teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dursley.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Cam Woodfield Junior?
- The headteacher of Lift Cam Woodfield Junior is Mr Rob Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lift Cam Woodfield Junior been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Cam Woodfield Junior, 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 Cam Woodfield Junior?
- Lift Cam Woodfield Junior has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lift Cam Woodfield Junior full?
- Lift Cam Woodfield Junior has capacity for 240 pupils and 192 on roll (80%), 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 Cam Woodfield Junior a faith school?
- No. Lift Cam Woodfield Junior has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Cam Woodfield Junior have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lift Cam Woodfield Junior as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lift Cam Woodfield Junior part of an academy trust?
- Lift Cam Woodfield Junior 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 Cam Woodfield Junior's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 45% 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 Cam Woodfield Junior compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Lift Cam Woodfield Junior ranked 171st of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% 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 Cam Woodfield Junior's absence rate?
- Lift Cam Woodfield Junior's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Cam Woodfield Junior's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Cam Woodfield Junior'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 October 2026.