Academy sponsor led · Surrey

Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
445Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139557URN

Battlebridge Lane, Merstham, RH1 3LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

188 applications for 60 places · 55th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 17 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Surrey median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

188 applications · 60 places offered · 83 named it first

2026 3.1; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 3.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 3.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 3.1; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 3.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 3.7; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 3.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2018 4.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2017 4.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2016 4.6; Surrey median median 2.8
2015 2.8; Surrey median median 2.9
2014 1.2; Surrey median median 2.8

This school
Surrey 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	60	188	3.1	83	1.38
Sep 2025	60	202	3.4	82	1.37
Sep 2024	58	194	3.3	78	1.34
Sep 2023	60	195	3.3	84	1.40
Sep 2022	60	188	3.1	69	1.15
Sep 2021	60	199	3.3	84	1.40
Sep 2020	59	217	3.7	81	1.37
Sep 2019	60	203	3.4	80	1.33
Sep 2018	60	260	4.3	100	1.67
Sep 2017	60	261	4.4	111	1.85
Sep 2016	60	278	4.6	106	1.77
Sep 2015	60	170	2.8	60	1.00
Sep 2014	100	119	1.2	35	0.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 76% · Maths 83% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%85th of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Surrey median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	7%	105	105
2023/24	65%	5%	107	105
2022/23	59%	8%	105	104

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 School and NurseryThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Merstham Primary School
0.7 km · Surrey

Good2022

3.7applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Furzefield Primary Academy
1.5 km · Surrey

Good2023

1.4applications per place
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Surrey

2026

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Surrey

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wray Common Primary School
2.3 km · Surrey

2026

4.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Hatchlands Primary
2.6 km · Surrey

Good2022

4.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Earlswood Infant and Nursery School
3.0 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place
Earlswood Junior School
3.1 km · Surrey

Good2023

74%met the SATs standard

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139557 · 936/2014
Trust: GLF Schools
Capacity: 420 pupils · 445 on roll
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2013
Address: Battlebridge Lane, Merstham, RH1 3LH
Local authority: Surrey · Reigate and Banstead

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