Community school · Hertfordshire

Lime Walk Primary School

3–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117333URN

Lime Walk, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

56 applications for 22 places · 155th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 22 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	56	2.6	13	0.59
Sep 2025	22	58	2.6	8	0.36
Sep 2024	27	76	2.8	17	0.63
Sep 2023	25	70	2.8	16	0.64
Sep 2022	20	75	3.8	15	0.75
Sep 2021	24	68	2.8	10	0.42
Sep 2020	26	91	3.5	13	0.50
Sep 2019	30	106	3.5	22	0.73
Sep 2018	29	75	2.6	18	0.62
Sep 2017	26	55	2.1	18	0.69
Sep 2016	28	60	2.1	24	0.86
Sep 2015	21	53	2.5	15	0.71
Sep 2014	29	61	2.1	21	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 71% · Maths 54% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%303rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	0%	103	100
2023/24	48%	4%	102	101
2022/23	40%	3%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lime Walk Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
The Reddings Primary School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Tudor Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Belswains Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Academy
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Chambersbury Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Hobletts Manor Junior School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117333 · 919/2422
Capacity: 240 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lime Walk, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9LN
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources