Academy sponsor led · Peterborough

Lime Academy Watergall

5–11Ages
298Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144600URN

Watergall, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

45 applications for 29 places · 51st of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; 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 Watergall Primary School (URN 131240), 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	29	45	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2025	33	44	1.3	33	1.00
Sep 2024	24	41	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2023	36	46	1.3	36	1.00
Sep 2022	40	55	1.4	40	1.00
Sep 2021	33	53	1.6	32	0.97
Sep 2020	46	57	1.2	45	0.98
Sep 2019	45	72	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2018	31	50	1.6	31	1.00
Sep 2017 *	45	60	1.3	41	0.91
Sep 2016 *	59	81	1.4	55	0.93
Sep 2015 *	54	91	1.7	51	0.94
Sep 2014 *	37	71	1.9	35	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 74% · Maths 69% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%39th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	59%	6%	103	103
2023/24	53%	4%	103	102
2022/23	40%	0%	100	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 Academy WatergallThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Eyrescroft Primary School
0.4 km · Peterborough

2026

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy
1.1 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Discovery Primary Academy
1.2 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Highlees Primary School
1.4 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Werrington Primary School
1.5 km · Peterborough

Good2024

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Nova Primary Academy
2.0 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Fulbridge Academy
2.1 km · Peterborough

Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 66%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: 144600 · 874/2011
Trust: Lime Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 298 on roll
Free school meals: 45.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Watergall Primary School (URN 131240)
Address: Watergall, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8NX
Local authority: Peterborough

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