# Lime Academy Hartwell

Lime Academy Hartwell is a special school in Luton, for pupils aged 11 to 19.

It had 121 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E151866. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Pupils: 121
- Council: Luton
- URN: 151866

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Quality of education: Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Inadequate
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Luton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 38 | – | – |

Lime Academy Hartwell teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Matthew's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-primary-school-e109552): 270 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hart Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hart-hill-nursery-school-e109418): 490 m. Nursery. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024
- [Richmond Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richmond-hill-school-e109743): 730 m. Special. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Wenlock CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wenlock-cofe-academy-e149542): 940 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Crawley Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crawley-green-infant-school-e109702): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- [Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-park-educational-institute-al-hikmah-secondary-school-e134807): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/151866)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151866)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-hartwell-e151866