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EnglandNorth WestTraffordM33 2RPLime Tree Primary Academy
Primary

Lime Tree Primary Academy

Primary

Trafford · Sale · M33 2RP https://limetree.bright-futures.co.uk/

Pupils
481
cap. 472
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
481
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
481
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 05/02/2013

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTrafford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio29.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lime Tree Primary Academy · Primary · Trafford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
-1pp
73%70%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
11%
+2pp
17%13%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
481
Pupil : teacher ratio
29.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Budworth Road, Sale, M33 2RP
Local authority
Trafford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%11%79%48%77%18%82%31%89%84%106.0106.0108.025%481
2023/2470%9%81%42%77%14%89%33%88%88%107.0107.0108.023%485
2022/2366%10%81%32%73%15%77%24%84%73%106.0105.0106.0+2.00+1.10+1.2023%492
2018/1973%17%80%33%87%25%87%45%83%88%105.0108.0111.0+3.00+3.30+5.0017%479
2017/1871%17%78%31%81%24%81%26%79%83%107.0106.0108.0-0.40+0.70+1.2020%474
2016/1766%14%72%17%79%24%90%21%86%86%105.0106.0108.0+1.00+3.00+0.6025%425

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548122.125%37%28%4%4%
2023/2448523.923%35%26%4%7%
2022/2349221.123%32%26%4%9%
2021/2249522.422%28%29%5%9%
2020/2149622.016%25%23%
2018/1947922.817%22%25%3%6%
2017/1847420.020%22%30%4%7%
2016/1742519.125%21%34%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.