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Lime Academy Orton

Clayton Site, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 5SD ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2024

At a glance

A state special school for ages 2–19 in Peterborough. Ofsted inspection (September 2024): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages: 2–19
Pupils: 152
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Peterborough
Academy trust: LIME TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Anthony Skipworth
Opened: Jun 2020
Nursery: Has nursery classes

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 24 Sept 2024

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years: Good
Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 10 pupils

Expected standard

Reading, writing & maths

Higher standard

Reading, writing & maths

Reading score

–

Average scaled score

Maths score

–

Average scaled score

This school

Peterborough

61%

England

62%

Expected standard over time

Small year group: with few pupils, results can swing a lot from year to year. Look at several years together.

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 134272), for example before it converted to an academy.

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

153

Capacity

153

99% full

Girls / boys

39/61

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)51.3%
English as an additional language51%
SEN support0%
Education, Health and Care plan100%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.