Lime Wood Primary School, Erith
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Lime Wood is exceptionally inclusive, ensuring every child succeeds regardless of their barriers to learning. The school has strong foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, with highly effective teaching that builds pupil confidence. Pupils benefit from a nurturing environment where behaviour is calm and positive, pastoral support is a key strength, and all children feel valued and supported.
Key Strengths
- Reading is prioritised with high-quality phonics teaching and pupils develop a love of reading through quality texts
- Exceptional inclusion practices ensure pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils receive effective support and make strong progress
- Calm, positive behaviour across the school with a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum adapted thoughtfully to meet individual needs
- Strong pastoral support and personal development programme helping pupils build confidence and resilience
Areas for Improvement
- Governors keen to develop their defined roles further and increase involvement in self-evaluation processes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are fulfilled, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Educational visits, illustrators club, drumming club, inter-generational cafe, children's champions programme
Lime Wood Primary School is a highly inclusive primary school that opened in 2023 and has been judged as meeting the strong standard across all areas. Leaders and staff are ambitious for all pupils and have successfully established a nurturing environment where every child is supported to succeed.
At a Glance
29.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.8
Avg class size
27.8
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
30%
Available places
192 pupils
630 capacity
438 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Erith
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Erith
Admissions Demand - Bexley
Places available
3,225
Applications
2,734
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Bexley (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.64718%
Overall absence
12.69841%
Persistent absence
63
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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