Lift Callowell
Barrowfield Road, Farmhill, Stroud, GL5 4DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr Joe Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 150052
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453762962
About this school
Lift Callowell is a primary academy in Stroud. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 134 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Callowell Primary School (URN 115570).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Lift Callowell 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 | — | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lift Callowell compares
Lift Callowell ranked 136th of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.1% | 33% | 134 | — |
| Whiteshill Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 98 | 0.6 miles |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.2% | 28.9% | 135 | 0.7 miles |
| Cashes Green Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Randwick Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.2% | 11.6% | 86 | 0.8 miles |
| Rodborough Community Primary School | 71% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 185 | 0.9 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)
- 33.02%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 10.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whiteshill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
The Rosary Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Cashes Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Randwick Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Rodborough Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stroud
Other schools in Stroud
Lift Callowell ranks 18th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Stroud.
- Amberley Parochial School Primary
- Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary
- Bussage Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cashes Green Primary School Primary
- Chalford Hill Primary School Primary
- Eastcombe Primary School Primary
- Foxmoor Primary School Primary
- Gastrells Community Primary School Primary
- Horsley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Minchinhampton Primary Academy Primary
- Miserden Church of England Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Callowell Primary Academy to Lift Callowell recorded 19 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Callowell Primary School to Callowell Primary Academy recorded 1 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Lift Callowell teach?
- Lift Callowell teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stroud.
- Who is the headteacher of Lift Callowell?
- The headteacher of Lift Callowell is Mr Joe Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lift Callowell last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lift Callowell, 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 Callowell?
- Lift Callowell has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lift Callowell full?
- Lift Callowell has capacity for 210 pupils and 134 on roll (64%), 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 Callowell a faith school?
- No. Lift Callowell has no designated religious character.
- Does Lift Callowell have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lift Callowell as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lift Callowell?
- Lift Callowell 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 Callowell's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2023/24 and 57% 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 Callowell rank locally?
- Lift Callowell ranked 136th of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% 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 Callowell's absence rate?
- Lift Callowell's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lift Callowell's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lift Callowell'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.