Lift Hazelwood
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.285 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Lift Hazelwood is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Lift Hazelwood 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 | 0.285 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- There were 27.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
- For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.285 miles away, the shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- For Reception in 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- Reading, writing and maths 2024/25: 80% met the expected standard (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Swindon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Stokesay Drive, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8DR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 252 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2023
Strengths
- “They talk with interest about what they have learned and how this helps them.”
- “Pupils are resilient in their attitudes to learning.”
- “They know that sometimes learning can be tricky, but that it gets easier over time.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, pupils have a less secure understanding of their previous learning.”
- “Assessment is not yet effective in identifying what pupils know and can do.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle to recall what they have learned previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 December 2023 (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) | 80% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Swindon.
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westlea Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingfisher CE Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Shaw Ridge Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Tregoze Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published