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The Limes Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Free school
Lime Avenue, Oulton, Lowestoft NR32 3BQ · thelimesacademy.org · 01502 449200
On the mapSearch near NR32 3BQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 354
- 84% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- First language not English
- 9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 39 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 33 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ●64% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▼3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ●105 | 106 |
| Maths | ●105 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 |
Ofsted
The Limes Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (126 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 126
- 49% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (19%) with SEND