Lift Offa's Mead
Primary schoolLift Offa's Mead is a primary school in Forest of Dean, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 128 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Lift Offa's Mead met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Gloucestershire and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Wyedean School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional)160 m
- Dean Close St John'sIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file840 m
- The Dell PrimaryPrimary. Ofsted inspects schools in England only1.2 km
- ST MARY'S R.C.P.SCHOOLPrimary. Ofsted inspects schools in England only1.3 km
- Tutshill Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Pembroke PrimaryPrimary. Ofsted inspects schools in England only1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Forest of Dean
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).