Academy sponsor led · Torbay

Lift Barton Hill

3–11Ages
568Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138369URN

Barton Hill Road, Torquay, TQ2 8JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Torbay median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Torbay

76 applications for 56 places · 24th of 26 in Torbay

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Torbay median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

76 applications · 56 places offered · 56 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Torbay median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Torbay median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Torbay median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Torbay median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Torbay median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Torbay median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Torbay median median 2.1
2019 1.2; Torbay median median 2.1
2018 1.2; Torbay median median 2.2
2017 1.4; Torbay median median 2.3
2016 1.4; Torbay median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Torbay median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Torbay median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Torbay median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Torbay median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	76	1.4	56	1.00
Sep 2025	47	81	1.7	48	1.02
Sep 2024	67	84	1.3	65	0.97
Sep 2023	70	91	1.3	69	0.99
Sep 2022	75	97	1.3	73	0.97
Sep 2021	63	94	1.5	61	0.97
Sep 2020	72	94	1.3	66	0.92
Sep 2019	68	82	1.2	62	0.91
Sep 2018	76	90	1.2	62	0.82
Sep 2017	63	87	1.4	59	0.94
Sep 2016	69	96	1.4	56	0.81
Sep 2015	65	87	1.3	55	0.85
Sep 2014	57	80	1.4	48	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 83% · Maths 76% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%7th of 30 in Torbay

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Torbay 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Torbay 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Torbay 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Torbay 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Torbay 76% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Torbay 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Torbay median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	9%	107	104
2023/24	70%	8%	105	103
2022/23	63%	9%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lift Barton HillThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Watcombe Primary School
1.0 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
1.3 km · Torbay

Good2022

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Academy
1.3 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Homelands Primary School
1.4 km · Torbay

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Torre Church of England Academy
1.5 km · Torbay

2026

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Upton St James CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Torbay

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138369 · 880/2001
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 674 pupils · 568 on roll
Free school meals: 39.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Barton Primary School (URN 131866)
Address: Barton Hill Road, Torquay, TQ2 8JA
Local authority: Torbay

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources