Barton Hill Academy

State-Funded School

barton-hill-academy-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

TorbayConstituency

TQ2 8JAPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barton Hill Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Torbay, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 568 pupils. Barton Hill Academy is part of LIFT SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

568

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 568
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LIFT SCHOOLS

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 May 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.