Lime Academy Larkswood

State-Funded School

lime-academy-larkswood-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Chingford and Woodford GreenConstituency

E4 8ETPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lime Academy Larkswood is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 510 pupils. Lime Academy Larkswood is part of Lime Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

16%

Black

16%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

510

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 510
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Lime Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Dec 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.