Academy converter · Waltham Forest

Lime Academy Larkswood

2–11Ages
510Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141734URN

New Road, London, E4 8ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

94 applications for 31 places · 23rd of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

94 applications · 31 places offered · 29 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 3.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Waltham Forest median

Dashed bars: as Larkswood Primary School (URN 134178), the previous school.

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	31	94	3.0	29	0.94
Sep 2025	46	144	3.1	44	0.96
Sep 2024	55	164	3.0	50	0.91
Sep 2023	66	172	2.6	63	0.95
Sep 2022	83	197	2.4	67	0.81
Sep 2021	76	192	2.5	49	0.64
Sep 2020	87	230	2.6	70	0.80
Sep 2019	69	223	3.2	54	0.78
Sep 2018	68	248	3.7	65	0.96
Sep 2017	77	249	3.2	64	0.83
Sep 2016	90	315	3.5	96	1.07
Sep 2015 *	90	276	3.1	63	0.70
Sep 2014 *	90	264	2.9	72	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%21st of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard49%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Waltham Forest median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	4%	107	109
2023/24	71%	9%	106	106
2022/23	73%	18%	106	106

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 Academy LarkswoodThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Ainslie Wood Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

4.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Parkside Primary School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chase Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Primary Academy
1.1 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Manor Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Selwyn Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Outstanding2022

2.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Handsworth Primary School
1.5 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Chingford CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141734 · 320/2005
Trust: Lime Trust
Capacity: 800 pupils · 510 on roll
Free school meals: 27.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2015
Replaced: Larkswood Primary School (URN 134178)
Address: New Road, London, E4 8ET
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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