OFSTED
14 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
—
Religious character
—
Local authority
Luton
Trust
LIME TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
121
121 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
24
19.8% of pupils
Male pupils
97
80.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.5 pts
above England
School
41.3%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.6 pts
above England
School
47.9%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
30.6%
37
Bangladeshi
19.0%
23
African
11.6%
14
White British
9.9%
12
Any other White background
8.3%
10
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
7
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%
121 of
121 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.68%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.46 pts
higher than
England
School
12.68%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.54 pts
higher than
England
School
31.36%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.98 pts
higher than
England
School
6.78%
Luton
1.45%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.8%
21.1 pts
above England
Lime Academy Hartwell
100.8%
Luton
85.5%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.