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Lift Crescent View

Cheltenham · Gloucestershire

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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

2025/26This schoolGloucestershireEngland
Pupils6093,7178,355,420
Eligible for free school meals70.0%19.1%26.5%
SEN support0.0%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.

  1. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall 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

  2. · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools

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    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Report published 12 Jul 2023

  3. · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

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    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
    Yes - improving (good)

    Report published 8 Jun 2017

  4. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 3 Sept 2013

  5. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected 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

  6. · Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection

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    Inspected 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

  7. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected 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 schoolGloucestershireEngland
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 2026-27This schoolGloucestershireEngland
Pupils eligible69.8%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.

Lift Crescent View finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolGloucestershire 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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Where is Lift Crescent View?

Clyde Crescent, Whaddon, Cheltenham, GL52 5QH

01242512680

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