Lime Tree Primary Academy | School performance

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

328

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

328

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

328

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio28.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Lime Tree Primary Academy · Primary · Central Bedfordshire

Part ofTENNYSON LEARNING COMMUNITY

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

57%

+8pp

57%50%42%

'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

RWM higher standard

11%

+11pp

11%6%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

31%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

29%

Maths expected standard

60%

Maths higher standard

11%

Science expected standard

74%

SPAG expected standard

66%

SPAG higher standard

11%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

328

Pupil : teacher ratio

28.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

43%

FSM eligible

31%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5QN

Local authority

Central Bedfordshire

Website

www.limetree.academy

Telephone

01582863859

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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	57%	11%	77%	31%	80%	29%	60%	11%	74%	66%	104.0	102.0	102.0	—	—	—	18%	328
2023/24	49%	0%	97%	46%	51%	0%	86%	16%	76%	95%	109.0	105.0	108.0	—	—	—	16%	311
2022/23	42%	6%	61%	17%	81%	17%	58%	17%	86%	61%	102.0	102.0	102.0	-2.20	+2.60	-1.70	16%	294

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	328	29.1	18%	43%	31%	6%	19%
2023/24	311	33.6	16%	34%	28%	8%	24%
2022/23	294	26.2	16%	32%	27%	9%	31%
2021/22	307	26.4	16%	28%	34%	11%	40%