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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Lime Wood Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 143922
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 30.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

12 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
Published 29 June 2026 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bexley
Trust THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 192 192 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 86 44.8% of pupils
Male pupils 106 55.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.2%
4.4 pts above England
School 29.2%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

55.2%
34.9 pts above England
School 55.2%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
25.5%
49
African
25.0%
48
Any other White background
8.9%
17
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
9
Indian
4.2%
8
White and Black African
4.2%
8
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 32.8% 63 of 192 pupils
12.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.8%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.8% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 5.0 pts above
EHC plans 13.0% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 7.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Specific learning difficulty 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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.

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

4.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.57 pts lower than England
School 4.65%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.12 pts lower than England
School 12.70%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 1.59%
Bexley 1.68%
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

30.5% 57.7 pts below England
Lime Wood Primary School
30.5%
Bexley
86.7%
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