Lift Barton Hill

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address Barton Hill Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 8JA
Phone 01803327161
Reference Number 138369

Barton Hill Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all areas except for outstanding early years provision. The school is highly inclusive and adept at meeting the needs of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The leadership is committed to ensuring that all students succeed, regardless of their backgrounds or starting points. Parents express strong satisfaction with the school's ability to nurture their children and foster a positive learning environment. However, there are areas for improvement in assessing students' prior knowledge to provide appropriately challenging tasks.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 603
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.74%
Girls: 48.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 39.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 41 38 79
2 39 40 79
3 35 37 72
4 38 38 76
5 38 43 81
6 45 43 88

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.4%
White, Other 4.1%
Indian 2%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
African 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
White & Asian 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 26 Sep 2023
Date Report
26 Sep 2023 School inspection:
28 Mar 2018 Short inspection
24 Apr 2014 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Outstanding early years provision
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND
  • Strong relationships between staff and families
  • Detailed and well-sequenced curriculum
  • Rigorous approach to reading and vocabulary development
  • Positive engagement in extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent assessment of students' prior knowledge leading to unchallenging tasks
  • Imprecise internal checks on curriculum effectiveness

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.8
Writing 1.8
Maths 0.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 22 0
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

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