Academy sponsor led · Swindon

Lift Hazelwood

2–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139207URN

Stokesay Drive, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.6 below Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

48 applications for 30 places · 47th of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Swindon median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.6; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 1.3; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.3; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Swindon median median 2.0
2015 1.1; Swindon median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Swindon median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Swindon median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Swindon 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	30	48	1.6	34	1.13
Sep 2025	28	45	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2024	29	37	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2023	24	30	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2022	24	36	1.5	21	0.88
Sep 2021	30	43	1.4	29	0.97
Sep 2020	25	38	1.5	22	0.88
Sep 2019	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2018	17	33	1.9	12	0.71
Sep 2017	25	39	1.6	22	0.88
Sep 2016	27	35	1.3	20	0.74
Sep 2015	26	29	1.1	20	0.77
Sep 2014	27	42	1.6	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%4th of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Swindon 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Swindon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	10%	105	106
2023/24	87%	20%	110	108
2022/23	53%	13%	102	103

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 HazelwoodThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School
0.7 km · Swindon

2026

50%met the SATs standard
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Westlea Primary School
1.1 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
1.1 km · Swindon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Kingfisher CE Academy
1.3 km · Swindon

2026

1.6applications per place
Shaw Ridge Primary School
1.4 km · Swindon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tregoze Primary School
1.6 km · Swindon

2026

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Robert Le Kyng Primary School
1.9 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 69%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: 139207 · 866/2013
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 210 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Toothill Primary School (URN 126274)
Address: Stokesay Drive, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8DR
Local authority: Swindon

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