Lift Hillview
Gloucester, GL3 3LH · Gloucestershire · primary school
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111st of 218 primary schools in Gloucestershire we can score, 241 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 65.0 · 52 | 40% | 2.07 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.82 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 6.0 · 45 | 25% | 1.12 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Lift Hillview overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 65.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared with the national median of 64%. This indicates performance slightly above the national average. For the higher standard, 6.0% of pupils achieved this, against a national median of 7%. The school was inspected in January 2024 and judged Good.
Getting in
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Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils who are working towards the higher standard in literacy? What does a typical day look like for a child in the early years? How does the school communicate progress to parents between formal report times?
What Ofsted said about Lift Hillview
Overview
Hillview Primary School continues to be a good school, providing a happy and safe environment with a distinct ‘family feel’. Pupils are confident, eager to learn, and take pride in their achievements through initiatives like ‘Star of the Week’. The curriculum is generally broad and ambitious, with strong foundations in early years and reading.
Strengths
- Pupils are ‘happy and safe’, feeling confident to share worries with staff.
- The curriculum is ‘sequenced carefully’, allowing pupils to build knowledge cumulatively in most subjects.
- Reading is taught effectively from the start, with books carefully matched to sounds pupils know.
- Teachers identify and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) accurately.
- Pupils develop leadership skills and social responsibility through roles such as play leaders and charity fundraising.
Areas to improve
- In some subjects, the school has not defined exactly what pupils should learn and when, preventing them from deepening their knowledge.
- The school must ensure each subject curriculum is planned precisely so pupils gain detailed subject-specific knowledge.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Results over time
Expected standard (reading, writing, maths), the years we hold.
| Year | Expected standard (reading, writing, maths) |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 65% |
| England | 64% |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 14,326 state schools in England we hold a 2024/25 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
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Next dates
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2027
- Primary National Offer Day16 Apr 2027
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2028
- Primary National Offer Day17 Apr 2028
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