Lime Academy Larkswood, London
Lime Academy Larkswood is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in London, part of Lime Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 204th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 84% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Waltham Forest (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Lime Academy Larkswood in detail
Lime Academy Larkswood in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Larkswood, we have places for 800 children between the age of three and eleven. We are a multi-cultural school with over 20 nationalities represented."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £6.00 per day.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9.15am, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Waltham Forest
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Lime Academy Larkswood reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 84% in Waltham Forest and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 80% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Lime Academy Larkswood
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Lime Academy Larkswood as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Lime Academy Larkswood
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lime Academy Larkswood are Ainslie Wood Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 92% maths); Parkside Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 86% maths); Chase Lane Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 80% maths); and Longshaw Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths).
Lime Academy Larkswood's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Ainslie Wood Primary SchoolParkside Primary SchoolChase Lane Primary SchoolLongshaw Primary Academy
The trust
Lime Academy Larkswood is one of 9 schools run by Lime Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
45.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (28%), Asian (17%) and Black (16%).
In 2026, 40 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 16 (3.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Highams Park Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Larkswood School, 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 306 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Waltham Forest (663).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Lime Academy Larkswood issued 6 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lime Academy Larkswood are Chingford Foundation School (0.9 miles), Highams Park School (0.9 miles), South Chingford Foundation School (0.9 miles) and Heathcote School & Science College (1.2 miles).
Chingford Foundation SchoolHighams Park SchoolSouth Chingford Foundation SchoolHeathcote School & Science College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy and safe in school. Leaders are ambitious for what pupils can learn and do. Pupils study a broad curriculum. Teachers are subject experts. They explain new concepts clearly. Pupils learn to read extremely well.
Pupils behave very well in class. There are clear routines for good behaviour in the classroom and around the school. Pupils are keen to learn and listen well to the instructions of their teachers. As a result, lessons are calm and purposeful.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have redesigned the curriculum recently to make it more ambitious. They have identified the key knowledge and skills they want pupils to learn. Pupils build up their knowledge in each subject piece by piece over time. The new curriculum has regular opportunities for teachers to check what pupils know and can do. This helps teachers to identify any misconceptions that pupils may have. In the early years, the curriculum is not as securely thought through. The school has not considered as clearly the knowledge that children need to secure in readiness for Year 1.
Teachers deliver the planned curriculum effectively. Teachers know the pupils in their classes well. This includes pupils with special educational needs and or disabilities (SEND). They work effectively with support staff to help pupils with SEND to access the curriculum alongside their peers.
From Ofsted's July 2023 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
26.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 80% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 75% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 78% to 87% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.3
Avg class size
20.2
Infant (KS1)
25.5
KS2
19
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Lime Academy Larkswood
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lime Academy Larkswood.
- Kumon Centre480m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Lime Academy Larkswood, with their latest published grades:
- Busy Bee Pre-school - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 19 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chingford - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 15 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Chingford Mount Baptist Church Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.5 milesOfsted, 28 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Parkside Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 25 February 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
- St. Annes Pre-School - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 28 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lime Academy Larkswood from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lime Academy Larkswood is in Waltham Forest; for families living there:
Apply to Waltham Forest for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 66
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 56 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Waltham Forest is 66 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Lime Academy Larkswood
Will you get a place at Lime Academy Larkswood?
For 2026 entry it had 29 first choices for 31 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
532 pupils
630 places
98 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Waltham Forest council
Places available
3,614
Applications
3,040
Got 1st preference
90.6%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Waltham Forest council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Chingford West planning area (Waltham Forest) will have 293 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
40
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
11.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
510
Total Pupils
235
Boys
275
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
30
Teachers
17.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£57,594
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,219
Per pupil
£3864k
Total funding
£203k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.7%
Overall absence
19.3%
Persistent absence
509
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Lime Academy Larkswood
What are SATs results like at Lime Academy Larkswood?
Of the pupils at Lime Academy Larkswood who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is Lime Academy Larkswood's Ofsted rating?
Lime Academy Larkswood was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023.
Is it hard to get a place at Lime Academy Larkswood?
Lime Academy Larkswood was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Lime Academy Larkswood?
Classes at Lime Academy Larkswood average 23.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lime Academy Larkswood?
Lime Academy Larkswood has around 510 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lime Academy Larkswood?
5.7% of sessions were missed at Lime Academy Larkswood in 2024/25. 19.3% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Lime Academy Larkswood have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Lime Academy Larkswood: Kumon Centre (480m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Lime Academy Larkswood?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 56 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Waltham Forest is 66 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lime Academy Larkswood?
Lime Academy Larkswood is at New Road, London, E4 8ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)