Lime Academy Hornbeam
Special schoolLime Academy Hornbeam is a special school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 294 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 6 December 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Lime Academy Hornbeam met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 107 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 41 | – | – |
- Lime Academy Hornbeam 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.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- 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
In a straight line- Whittingham Primary AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, June 2025. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Roger Ascham Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Walthamstow AcademySecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)560 m
- Walthamstow Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Hillyfield Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Big Creative Independent SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file950 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Waltham Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).