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Lime Academy Watergall

Academy sponsor led · Peterborough · PE3 8NX

Ages 5–11 · 298 pupils · Peterborough

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-09

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.4%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
329

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
41
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill71%

298 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
298
Boys / girls
151 / 147
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
298 / 420 (71%)
Free school meals
45.3%
FSM pupils
135
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: LIME TRUST
Academy trust
LIME TRUST
Sponsor
Lime Trust
Headteacher
Mr Andy Buffham

Location

Address
Watergall, Bretton
Postcode
PE3 8NX
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Peterborough
District
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 5–11, in Peterborough, Peterborough, 298 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 45.3%.

Open schools in Peterborough
116
Primary schools in Peterborough
83
Academies among open schools in Peterborough
56% (65)
Open schools in PE3
15
Primary in PE3
9
Open schools in Peterborough LA
91
Primary in Peterborough LA
61

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in PeterboroughNear PE3

  • Eyrescroft Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 8EZ · Peterborough

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM41.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Ravensthorpe Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 7NB · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM39.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Discovery Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE4 6HX · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Highlees Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 7ER · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM54.1%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 9XD · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM13.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Werrington Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE4 6QG · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Nova Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 9XJ · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM44.3%
    • Demand0.97

    1.3 miles away

  • Fulbridge Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 3JQ · Peterborough

    Ages 2–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM34.2%
    • Demand1.14

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andy Buffham
Telephone
01733264238
Website
http://limeacademywatergall.org

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