Lime Academy Parnwell, Peterborough

From the headteacher's welcome: "We really enjoy getting to know our families! Our team are available for daily communication and support. Children at Lime Academy Parnwell receive a broad curriculum. Learning is age appropriate, and each child is assessed to ensure their individual needs are met."

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Lime Academy Parnwell reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Peterborough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 51% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Lime Academy Parnwell as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lime Academy Parnwell are Newark Hill Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 81% maths); Welland Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 63% reading, 70% maths); Dogsthorpe Infant School (0.9 miles); and St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 57% reading, 48% maths).

Lime Academy Parnwell's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Lime Academy Parnwell 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.

66.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 53% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (23%), Black (14%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Peterborough Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parnwell Centre (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lime Academy Parnwell stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 170 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Peterborough (275).

In 2024/25, Lime Academy Parnwell issued 42 suspensions, 12.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lime Academy Parnwell are City of Peterborough Academy (0.8 miles), St John Fisher Catholic High School (1 mile), Greater Peterborough UTC (1.1 miles) and Thomas Deacon Academy (1.3 miles).