Lime Walk Primary School

About Lime Walk Primary School

Lime Walk Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, serving 211 pupils against a capacity of 240. That leaves a modest buffer, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 58 applications for just 22 places, with only eight first-preference offers made. The oversubscription ratio sits at 2.64, meaning nearly three families compete for every spot. The pupil body is notably diverse in economic terms — 31.7% of children are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23% and significantly higher than the Hertfordshire average of roughly 14%. This suggests the school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage. The school also offers nursery provision for children from age three, and its religious character is listed as 'does not apply', so it’s a fully secular option for local families.

Academically, Lime Walk’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 paint a mixed picture. Just 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 64%. That places the school 36th out of 47 primaries in Dacorum and in the bottom half nationally. Breaking it down, 67% reached the expected standard in reading, 70% in writing, and 56% in maths — writing is a relative strength. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard is low: only 4% in maths and the combined measure, 19% in reading and 7% in writing. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s unclear whether pupils are improving at a typical rate. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good across all categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — maintaining the same overall rating it held in 2017.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, library, art studios, gymnasium, forest school and a dining hall, plus a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, gymnastics, tennis and cross country, while clubs extend to coding, art, drama, chess, choir and film club. For SEND, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder — a broad and practical offering. Given its high FSM intake and oversubscription, this is a school that serves a diverse, local community and is clearly popular despite KS2 results below the LA average. It may particularly suit families who value a strong pastoral and SEND framework and a wide extracurricular programme over headline exam scores. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Brockswood Primary, 4 km away.

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