Lift Offa's Mead

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Chepstow, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Lift Offa's Mead is a primary school in Chepstow, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Lift Offa's Mead catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2013	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, whereas places ran out in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome: 2012, 2013 and 2022.
Reception 2026 drew 8 first-choice applications for 9 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Beachley Road, Sedbury, Chepstow, NP16 7DT
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 128 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 4 October 2022

Strengths

“Offa’s Mead Academy is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
“The school’s mission, ‘to enable our pupils to lead remarkable lives,’ is at the core of leaders’ work.”
“Leaders have high expectations of what pupils can achieve.”

To improve

“However, the curriculum does not provide sufficient opportunities for children to practise what they know and can do.”
“Over time, this limits children’s learning.”
“However, in early years, staff do not routinely revisit or build on prior learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	69%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Tutshill Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Woolaston Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School 6.5 mi Good Last distance published
Aylburton Church of England Primary School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Lydney Church of England Community School 8.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bream Church of England Primary School 8.5 mi Good Last distance published
Severnbanks Primary School 8.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy 8.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published