SCHOOL PROFILE

Lime Tree Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 137575
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 February 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Kingston upon Thames
Trust The Surbiton Education Health Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 203 203 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 98 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 105 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.1%
4.3 pts above England
School 29.1%
Kingston upon Thames 13.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.3%
27.0 pts above England
School 47.3%
Kingston upon Thames 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.4%
3.4 pts above England
School 4.4%
Kingston upon Thames 1.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
32.0%
65
Any other White background
21.7%
44
Any other Mixed background
18.2%
37
Any other ethnic group
7.9%
16
Any other Asian background
7.4%
15
White and Black African
3.0%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 43.4% 88 of 203 pupils
22.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 43.4%
Kingston upon Thames 19.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.1% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 12.3 pts above
EHC plans 16.3% 33 pupils
England 6.0% 10.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 36
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 12
No specialist assessment yet 9
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
Kingston upon Thames 58.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Kingston upon Thames 70.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Kingston upon Thames 66.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Kingston upon Thames 70.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.11 pts lower than England
School 6.11%
Kingston upon Thames 6.02%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.96%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.14 pts higher than England
School 16.96%
Kingston upon Thames 15.55%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.74%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.06 pts lower than England
School 1.74%
Kingston upon Thames 1.56%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

48.3% 39.9 pts below England
Lime Tree Primary School
48.3%
Kingston upon Thames
90.5%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information