OFSTED
6 December 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Trust
LIME TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
294
294 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
98
33.3% of pupils
Male pupils
196
66.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
27.9 pts
above England
School
52.7%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.1 pts
above England
School
37.4%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Waltham Forest
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
17.3%
51
Pakistani
14.6%
43
African
14.3%
42
Any other White background
9.5%
28
Any other ethnic group
7.1%
21
Any other Asian background
6.1%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
294 of
294 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Reading
73.8 pts below England
School
0.0%
Waltham Forest
79.2%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Writing
70.3 pts below England
School
0.0%
Waltham Forest
76.7%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Maths
72.0 pts below England
School
0.0%
Waltham Forest
79.3%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.96 pts
higher than
England
School
12.18%
Waltham Forest
6.46%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
40.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.27 pts
higher than
England
School
40.08%
Waltham Forest
17.93%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.73 pts
higher than
England
School
2.53%
Waltham Forest
1.64%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.7%
19.9 pts
above England
Lime Academy Hornbeam
99.7%
Waltham Forest
63.4%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.