Foundation school · Kingston upon Thames

Lime Tree Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137575URN

South Bank Terrace, Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, KT6 6DG · 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

4.4per place

1.2 above Kingston upon Thames median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kingston upon Thames

100 applications for 23 places · 5th of 29 in Kingston upon Thames

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Kingston upon Thames 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 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

4.4applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Kingston upon Thames median (3.2) 2.2 above England median (2.2)

100 applications · 23 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 4.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2
2025 4.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.0
2024 5.7; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2
2023 6.3; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.3
2022 4.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.3
2021 3.7; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2020 4.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.3
2019 5.9; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2018 6.3; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
2017 5.9; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2016 5.9; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.5
2015 6.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.7
2014 5.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Kingston upon Thames median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kingston upon Thames 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	23	100	4.4	18	0.78
Sep 2025	30	131	4.4	28	0.93
Sep 2024	30	172	5.7	32	1.07
Sep 2023	20	126	6.3	12	0.60
Sep 2022	41	162	4.0	20	0.49
Sep 2021	60	219	3.7	36	0.60
Sep 2020	60	244	4.1	38	0.63
Sep 2019	60	356	5.9	53	0.88
Sep 2018	60	375	6.3	67	1.12
Sep 2017	60	355	5.9	65	1.08
Sep 2016	60	356	5.9	69	1.15
Sep 2015	60	359	6.0	64	1.07
Sep 2014	60	350	5.8	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 65% · Maths 68% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%26th of 28 in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Kingston upon Thames 84% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Kingston upon Thames 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Kingston upon Thames 78% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Kingston upon Thames 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Kingston upon Thames 84% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Kingston upon Thames 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Kingston upon Thames median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	3%	104	103
2023/24	54%	8%	105	104
2022/23	49%	4%	103	103

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 Tree Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Kingston upon Thames

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School
0.6 km · Kingston upon Thames

2026

78%met the SATs standard
Maple Infants' School
0.6 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Tolworth Junior School
1.2 km · Kingston upon Thames

Graded · no overall grade2024

66%met the SATs standard
Tolworth Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Kingston upon Thames

Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place
St John's C of E Primary School
1.4 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137575 · 314/2006
Trust: The Surbiton Education Health Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 3 September 2012
Address: South Bank Terrace, Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, KT6 6DG
Local authority: Kingston upon Thames

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