Lift Callowell

Ofsted gave no overall grade at its inspection in July 2026. School Atlas summarises the 6 judgements Ofsted made as Expected standard. This is our summary, not Ofsted's own grade.

Lift Callowell has 134 pupils on roll.

In 2024-25, 57% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

Lift Callowell admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Lift Callowell is located in Stroud, GL5 4DG, Gloucestershire.

Lift Callowell is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

The furthest place offered at Lift Callowell for 2014-15 (Reception) was 12.46 miles from the school: one far-off offer, far beyond its other years, so not the usual line. Read every year's figures before relying on one.

When Lift Callowell has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children; 2. Children with siblings who will be attending the school when the applicant child is admitted. For this pur — Children with siblings who will be attending the school when the applicant child is admitted. For this purpose, sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, stepbrother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner as well as children who are brought together as a family by a same sex civil partnership. In every case, the child must be living in the same. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When a category is oversubscribed, places go to the children with the strongest geographical claim (straight-line distance). If children tie on distance and there are too few places for all of them, the Local Authority holds a random allocation, done by hand and overseen by an independent person from the Legal Services Team. In that process, twins and children from multiple births count as one applicant.

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88.1% of pupils at Lift Callowell are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.