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Lime Tree Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · LU5 5QN

Ages 2–11 · 360 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-13

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)49%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.6%
Unauthorised4.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.0%
Enrolments in measure
263

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

37

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
45
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
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 fill75%

360 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
360
Boys / girls
173 / 187
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
360 / 480 (75%)
Free school meals
30.8%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: TENNYSON LEARNING COMMUNITY
Academy trust
TENNYSON LEARNING COMMUNITY
Sponsor
Tennyson Learning Community
Headteacher
Ms Clare Lewis

Location

Address
Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable
Postcode
LU5 5QN
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
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 2–11, in Central Bedfordshire, 360 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 30.8%.

Open schools in LU5
21
Primary in LU5
12
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Primary in Central Bedfordshire LA
95

Nearby primary schools

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

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS257%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand1.21

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  • Thornhill Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS270%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM17.1%
    • Demand0.90

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  • Tithe Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS245%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM22.0%
    • Demand0.97

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    • KS271%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand0.99

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  • Southfield Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS276%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM28.2%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Houghton Regis Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand1.43

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  • Chalton Lower School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–9

    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Clare Lewis
Telephone
01582863859
Website
www.limetree.academy

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