The Limes College

State-Funded School

the-limes-college-sutton-london

LondonRegion

SuttonLocal Authority

Sutton and CheamConstituency

SM1 2SDPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Limes College is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 5–16, located in Sutton, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 61 pupils. The Limes College is part of ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

11%

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

62%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 61
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
17 Apr 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.