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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery

Primary Academy converter URN 145991
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 21 November 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Essex
Trust EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 182 159 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 95 52.2% of pupils
Male pupils 87 47.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.3%
4.5 pts below England
School 20.3%
Epping Forest 16.4%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

55.5%
35.2 pts above England
School 55.5%
Epping Forest 13.2%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Epping Forest 0.7%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
30.8%
56
White British
23.6%
43
African
9.9%
18
Bangladeshi
5.5%
10
Pakistani
4.9%
9
Any other Asian background
4.4%
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 25.8% 47 of 182 pupils
5.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.8%
Epping Forest 18.1%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.8% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 5.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.0% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 24
Specific learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
No specialist assessment yet 3
Physical disability 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

5.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.76 pts lower than England
School 5.46%
Epping Forest 6.53%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.77 pts higher than England
School 17.58%
Epping Forest 17.69%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 1.10%
Epping Forest 1.61%
East of England 1.83%
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

101.1% 12.9 pts above England
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery
101.1%
Epping Forest
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
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