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Lime Academy Parnwell

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

personMs Ellie Gibson

corporate_fareLIME TRUST

location_onPeterborough, PE1 4YH

language Visit Website phone 1733942912

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

362

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.5x

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Lime Academy Parnwell is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Peterborough, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lime Academy Parnwell is an academy sponsor led in Peterborough, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of LIME TRUST. The school has approximately 328 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 55 primaries in Peterborough and #6,164 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 0.5× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.7 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

63%

LA 59%

Reading72% LA 69%

Writing81% LA 68%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading57% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths51% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading36% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths33% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.6

-5.3 to -1.6

-2.0

Write

LA -0.8

-3.8 to -0.3

-4.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-6.3 to -2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading55% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 69% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -1.2

-3.3 to 0.8

-2.8

Write

LA -1.2

-4.7 to -0.9

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.8 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 55%

Reading57% LA 67%

Writing51% LA 69%

Maths63% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -1.0

-4.8 to -0.8

-4.8

Write

LA -1.1

-6.8 to -2.8

-3

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.9 to -1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 March 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-01

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-07-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-05-08

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

4.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.7%(9 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 328 pupils. During this period, there were 15 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	328	15	4.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	329	16	4.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	349	11	3.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	355	19	5.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	354	16	4.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	359	21	5.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	362	29	8.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	337	28	8.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	347	47	13.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	330	31	9.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	333	36	10.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	324	10	3.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	313	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	313	10	3.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	326	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	326	10	3.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	325	7	2.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	318	15	4.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	314	13	4.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	322	12	3.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	297	17	5.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	293	9	3.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	290	11	3.8%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 32 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Lime Academy Parnwell

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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