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Lime Academy Abbotsmede

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Deboragh Bowles

corporate_fareLIME TRUST

location_onPeterborough, PE1 5JS

language Visit Website phone 1733566847

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

459

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Lime Academy Abbotsmede is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Peterborough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lime Academy Abbotsmede is an academy sponsor led in Peterborough, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of LIME TRUST. The school has approximately 454 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #29 of 55 primaries in Peterborough and #6,932 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%

Reading64% LA 69%

Writing71% LA 68%

Maths75% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading56% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading57% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.6

0.1 to 3.6

3.5

Write

LA -0.8

1.9 to 5.2

4.5

Maths

LA -0.3

2.9 to 6.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading54% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 69% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -1.2

-4.4 to -1.0

-1.5

Write

LA -1.2

-3.1 to 0.1

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.3 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%

Reading59% LA 67%

Writing59% LA 69%

Maths66% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -1.0

-2.1 to 1.1

-2.4

Write

LA -1.1

-4 to -0.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.5 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 February 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-02-22

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-05-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-12-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 454 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	454	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	439	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	461	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	462	2	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	459	10	2.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	443	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	444	22	5.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	437	14	3.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	427	11	2.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	438	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	411	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	454	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	454	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	439	7	1.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	450	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	447	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	443	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	466	8	1.7%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	450	6	1.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	443	5	1.1%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 29 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils