Lime Tree Primary School

About Lime Tree Primary School

Lime Tree Primary School is a state-funded mixed primary in the Kingston upon Thames local authority, serving 227 pupils aged 4 to 11. Within its local area, it sits 23rd out of 36 primary schools of the same type, placing it in the bottom half of the borough's rankings. The top-performing peers nearby include Latchmere School, Christ Church CofE Primary School, and Alexandra Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School, just 0.6 kilometres away. Lime Tree itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in February 2023, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019. The school has a capacity of 420 but currently enrols only 227 pupils, and 26.9 per cent of its students are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average for primary schools.

In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 54 per cent of Lime Tree's pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Kingston upon Thames local authority average of 66 per cent. The school's ranking score of 54 places it in the bottom 50 per cent nationally, at the 70th percentile among all primary schools in England. Looking at individual subjects, 76 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 73 per cent in writing, and 65 per cent in maths. At the higher standard, 38 per cent achieved in reading, 24 per cent in maths, and just 8 per cent in both writing and the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths. The school does not publish progress scores for any of the three core subjects, so it is not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points.

Lime Tree offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, art studios and a sensory room. Sports provision covers football, cricket, netball, swimming and dance, while extracurricular clubs include coding, science club and book club. The school has a notably broad SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder, plus a resourced provision. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 131 applications were received for 30 places, with 26 offers made to first-preference applicants out of 28 who listed it first. This gives an oversubscription ratio of 4.37 applicants per place. Families considering Lime Tree should be aware that while it is a Good school with strong SEND support, its academic outcomes sit below the local average, and securing a place is competitive.

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