Academy sponsor led · Peterborough

Lime Academy Parnwell

5–11Ages
287Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144598URN

Saltersgate, Parnwell, Peterborough, PE1 4YH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

44 applications for 30 places · 54th of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 March 2022Ofsted'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

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.5; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.1; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.0; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Dashed bars: as Lime Academy Parnwell (URN 110764), 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	30	44	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2025	25	36	1.4	22	0.88
Sep 2024	36	38	1.1	18	0.50
Sep 2023	24	31	1.3	21	0.88
Sep 2022	38	49	1.3	33	0.87
Sep 2021	34	49	1.4	25	0.74
Sep 2020	24	40	1.7	22	0.92
Sep 2019	46	44	1.0	30	0.65
Sep 2018	43	53	1.2	30	0.70
Sep 2017 *	31	48	1.6	28	0.90
Sep 2016 *	43	44	1.0	23	0.53
Sep 2015 *	31	60	1.9	30	0.97
Sep 2014 *	43	64	1.5	32	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 81% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%27th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	9%	104	102
2023/24	38%	0%	100	98
2022/23	27%	0%	98	96

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 ParnwellThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Newark Hill Academy
0.8 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Welland Academy
1.2 km · Peterborough

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Dogsthorpe Infant School
1.5 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Peterborough

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Dogsthorpe Academy
1.6 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

45%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
2.0 km · Peterborough

2026

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Eye CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School
2.3 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 60%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: 144598 · 874/2010
Trust: Lime Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 287 on roll
Free school meals: 66.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Lime Academy Parnwell (URN 110764)
Address: Saltersgate, Parnwell, Peterborough, PE1 4YH
Local authority: Peterborough

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