# Lime Academy Larkswood

Lime Academy Larkswood is a primary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 510 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141734. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 510
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 141734

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), July 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 80% of pupils at Lime Academy Larkswood met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 80% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 107 | 105 |

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.
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.

- [Ainslie Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ainslie-wood-primary-school-e130343): 710 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parkside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-primary-school-e103081): 820 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chase Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-lane-primary-school-e103032): 860 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Longshaw Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longshaw-primary-academy-e147179): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnside Secondary PRU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnside-secondary-pru-e137328): 1.3 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2022
- [Salisbury Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-manor-primary-school-e147180): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/141734)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141734)

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