Lime Wood Primary School, Erith

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Lime Wood Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "The well-planned curriculum and effective teaching help pupils achieve well across subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have established effective systems that have improved attendance, particularly for pupils who are disadvantaged or face barriers to education."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The curriculum is broad, rich and carefully sequenced so that pupils build knowledge securely over time."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make a positive start to school life in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Lime Wood is a highly inclusive school where leaders, governors and staff work with determination to ensure that every pupil succeeds."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Since opening in 2023, Lime Wood has been shaped by leaders, governors and staff who are ambitious for pupils and committed to the school's vision of 'finding a champion in everyone'."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Work to support pupils' personal development is prioritised and embedded throughout the personal, health, social and emotional curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "The school should sustain, and where appropriate, refine its purposeful approaches to evaluating its work, so that all those involved in leadership, including governors, maintain a sharp understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development"; "Leaders should build on their highly effective work to nurture an inclusive ethos, underpinned by high standards of behaviour, by further fostering awareness and understanding of factors that can affect pupils' behaviour and emotions".

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Lime Wood Primary School as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 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 Wood Primary School are St Fidelis Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 95% reading, 84% maths); Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 74% maths); Belvedere Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); and Belvedere Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 87% maths).

Lime Wood Primary School is one of 5 schools run by The Woodland Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

55.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (29%), White British (26%) and Asian (15%).

In 2026, 38 pupils (19.8%) received SEN support and 25 (13%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Lime Wood Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

Lime Wood Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Erith, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Erith Quarry / Fraser Road (->s), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Lime Wood Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lime Wood Primary School are Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere (0.3 miles); and Leigh Academy Bexley (0.6 miles).