Lift Barton HillSt Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Torquay.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Barton Hill and St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Torquay.
Lift Barton Hill scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lift Barton Hill is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Barton Hill was judged Good and St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for Lift Barton Hill and 53.0% for St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lift Barton Hill (63.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School (26.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TorquayLift Barton Hill | TorquaySt Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 31 in Torbay Stronger figure | 29th of 31 in Torbay | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 603 | 267 | |
| Capacity | 674 | 315 | |
| Location | Torquay, TQ2 8JA | Torquay, TQ1 4QH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 74.0% Stronger figure | 53.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 9.0% Stronger figure | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 603 | 267 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 41.0% | 31.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.6% | 5.6% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 25.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.0% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lift Barton Hill
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
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