Lime Tree Primary Academy
Parkside Drive, LU5 5QN
360 pupils · 75% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- TENNYSON LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 February 2024, published 19 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 51 | 94 | 53 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 30 | 48 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 37 | 33 | 45 | 34 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 33 | 40 | 33 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Thornhill Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Tithe Farm Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chantry Primary Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Southfield Primary Academy 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.