Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham · Gloucestershire
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About Lift Crescent View
Lift Crescent View is a other academy in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
LIFT SCHOOLS is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 59 member schools: 32 primary schools, 22 secondary schools, 5 special schools. Local authorities: Barnsley | Bath and North East Somerset | Bexley | Birmingham | Bradford | Enfield | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Haringey | Hounslow | Isle of Wight | Islington | Kent | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Leeds | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Middlesbrough | Milton Keynes | Richmond upon Thames | Sheffield | Southwark | Staffordshire | Surrey | Swindon | Torbay. Regions: East Midlands | East of England | London | North East | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the LIFT SCHOOLS public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Lift Crescent View
- Address
- Clyde Crescent, Whaddon
- Postcode
- GL52 5QH
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cheltenham
- URN (official identifier)
- 138430
- Establishment number
- 7003
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 5–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 60
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 65
- School type
- Special academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Headteacher
- Ms Liz Oakey
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 21 May 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.theridgeacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01242512680
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Lift Crescent View
| 2025/26 | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 60 | 93,717 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 70.0% | 19.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 15.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 0.0% | 11.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Lift Crescent View, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 18 Jun 2024
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 12 Jul 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Yes - improving (good)
Report published 8 Jun 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Sept 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Amberley Ridge School (URN 115814)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Jun 2011
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportInspected as Amberley Ridge School (URN 115814)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 30 Oct 2007
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Amberley Ridge School (URN 115814)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 5 Sept 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Lift Crescent View
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 22.3% | 11.9% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 60.3% | 33.2% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Lift Crescent View
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £68,200 for 44 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 69.8% | 19.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £1,083 | £264 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Lift Crescent View
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Special · 67 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Gloucestershire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,090,000 £31,194 per pupil | £31,522 | £31,371 |
| Total spending | £2,182,000 £32,567 per pupil | £31,336 | £28,514 |
| Teaching staff | £873,000 £13,030 per pupil · 40.0% | £11,453 · 36.5% | £11,172 · 39.2% |
| Education support staff | £415,000 £6,194 per pupil · 19.0% | £10,955 · 35.0% | £8,727 · 30.6% |
| Supply and agency staff | £159,000 £2,373 per pupil · 7.3% | £492 · 1.6% | £1,495 · 5.2% |
| …of which agency supply | £159,000 £2,373 per pupil · 7.3% | £492 · 1.6% | £1,361 · 4.8% |
| In-year balance | −£92,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£178,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £31,984 per pupil, supply and agency £1,525 per pupil — spending up £584 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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