Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Lift Berkeley

4–11Ages
232Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143207URN

Marybrook Street, Berkeley, GL13 9AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

55 applications for 29 places · 94th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 29 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Berkeley Primary School (URN 115503), the previous school.

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	29	55	1.9	38	1.31
Sep 2025	24	42	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2024	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2023	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	56	1.9	43	1.43
Sep 2021	26	35	1.4	25	0.96
Sep 2020	30	35	1.2	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	36	1.2	26	0.87
Sep 2018	28	42	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2017	22	25	1.1	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	50	1.7	36	1.20
Sep 2015 *	18	27	1.5	17	0.94
Sep 2014 *	30	38	1.3	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 73% · Maths 57% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%184th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	13%	104	102
2023/24	69%	0%	104	104
2022/23	59%	3%	105	102

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 BerkeleyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Sharpness Primary School
2.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Severnbanks Primary School
5.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Cam Woodfield Infant School
5.8 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place
Lift Cam Woodfield Junior
5.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

45%met the SATs standard
North Nibley CofE Primary School
6.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lydney Church of England Community School
6.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy
6.7 km · Gloucestershire

2025

2.5applications per place 90%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143207 · 916/2043
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 210 pupils · 232 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Berkeley Primary School (URN 115503)
Address: Marybrook Street, Berkeley, GL13 9AZ
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources