Lime Academy Watergall | Primary in Peterborough | Ofsted & DfE

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

316

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

316

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

316

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPeterborough

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Lime Academy Watergall · Primary · Peterborough

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

59%

+6pp

64%50%35%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

RWM higher standard

+2pp

6%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

24%

Writing expected standard

74%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

69%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

316

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

40%

FSM eligible

47%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Watergall, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8NX

Local authority

Peterborough

Website

http://limeacademywatergall.org

Telephone

01733264238

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	59%	6%	67%	24%	74%	7%	69%	24%	78%	63%	103.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	15%	316
2023/24	53%	4%	68%	15%	66%	4%	58%	17%	79%	57%	103.0	102.0	101.0	—	—	—	15%	339
2022/23	40%	0%	60%	8%	60%	0%	45%	15%	67%	52%	100.0	100.0	100.0	-0.80	+1.00	-0.40	18%	355
2018/19	35%	5%	38%	9%	67%	9%	71%	7%	62%	60%	98.0	102.0	101.0	-3.80	+0.00	-0.40	12%	363
2017/18	64%	0%	68%	16%	77%	7%	82%	23%	89%	84%	103.0	105.0	107.0	-1.20	-1.40	+0.30	—	360
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	316	18.4	15%	40%	47%	6%	15%
2023/24	339	19.3	15%	38%	47%	6%	16%
2022/23	355	25.0	18%	40%	45%	6%	18%
2021/22	341	23.1	15%	40%	45%	7%	19%
2020/21	347	20.9	13%	40%	44%	—	—
2018/19	363	20.0	12%	42%	41%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	29.3	—	—	—	5%	16%