# Lime Academy Hornbeam

Lime 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.

Special school. Code E138454. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 19
- Pupils: 294
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 138454

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, December 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 6 December 2023
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).

In 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

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

- [Whittingham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittingham-primary-academy-e139317): 350 m. Primary. Improved significantly, June 2025. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Roger Ascham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roger-ascham-primary-school-e136362): 400 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Walthamstow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walthamstow-academy-e132727): 560 m. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Walthamstow Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walthamstow-primary-academy-e141748): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hillyfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillyfield-primary-academy-e136413): 840 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Big Creative Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/big-creative-independent-school-e141411): 950 m. 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/138454)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138454)

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