Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery

About Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery

Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery in Reigate and Banstead has been rated Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2015. The school now holds the top grade for overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. On the most informative exam metric available, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. This is just one point below the Surrey local authority average of 66%, placing the school 14th out of 21 primary schools in Reigate and Banstead. Nationally, it sits in the 44th percentile, while within the South East region it ranks 847th out of 2,034 schools.

Looking closer at the Key Stage 2 results, Lime Tree performs particularly well in reading, where 84% of pupils reached the expected standard and 36% achieved a higher standard. In maths, 80% met the expected standard with an average score of 105, and 18% reached the higher standard. Writing is a relative weaker spot, with 69% at the expected level and just 9% at the higher level. The school’s overall score of 65 on the ranking metric reflects solid but not exceptional outcomes compared with the strongest local peers, such as South Farnham School and The Raleigh School, which both score above 90. The school has 443 pupils against a capacity of 420, meaning it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 202 total applications for 60 places, with 82 first-preference applications resulting in 58 offers.

Lime Tree offers a broad range of facilities including a Forest School, sensory room, sports hall, gymnasium, library, and a chapel. Sports provision covers cricket, football, athletics and swimming, while clubs include drama, eco club, choir, chess, art club and gardening. The school provides nursery provision for children from age two and has a comprehensive set of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With an oversubscription ratio of 3.37, this is a popular choice for families who want an Outstanding-rated primary with strong reading outcomes and a wide range of enrichment opportunities, though those seeking the very highest academic performance in the borough may want to compare with the top-ranked local schools.

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