Lift Barton Hill

TorbayAcademy sponsor led

Barton Hill Road, Torquay, TQ2 8JA

Headteacher: Ms Samantha SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 603 (capacity: 674)Part of LIFT SCHOOLS
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
98% of first-choice applicants offered a place
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2023
98%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 26 September 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
74.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 82%·Writing 83%·Maths 76%All three 74%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
47
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
47of 48 (97.9%)
How many applied in total?
81

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
56.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
11.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
291 girls, 312 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 74% (2016/17), currently 74%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1648.0%1.0%+1.1+4.0+0.1
2016/1774.0%6.0%+1.8+2.2-0.2
2017/1872.0%11.0%+2.2+3.4+2.6
2018/1972.0%12.0%+3.2+3.4+1.2
2022/2363.0%9.0%-1.8+1.8+0.1
2023/2470.0%8.0%---
2024/2574.0%9.0%---
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