The Limes School
73A Taunton Road, Ashton under Lyne, Preston, OL7 9DU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elise Bamford
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 18
- Pupils on roll
- 4
- URN
- 130913
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618238172
About this school
The Limes School is a boys' independent special school in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 4 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Limes School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Limes School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Limes School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 6 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Safe Start School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Tameside
-
Stansfield House1.0 miles
Special schools · Dukinfield
-
Samuel Laycock School1.1 miles
Academies · Ashton-Under-Lyne
-
New Bridge School1.9 miles
Academies · Oldham
-
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)1.9 miles
Other types · Ambleside
Other schools in Preston
- Acorns Primary School Special schools
- Applebee Wood School Academies
- Brook View School Special schools
- Cedar Lodge School Special schools
- Hillside Specialist School and College Special schools
- Kirkham Pear Tree School Special schools
- Larches High School Local authority maintained schools
- Moorbrook School Special schools
- New Focus Education Special schools
- Oakfield House School Special schools
- Pioneer TEC Special schools
- Progress School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Limes School teach?
- The Limes School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of The Limes School?
- The headteacher of The Limes School is Mrs Elise Bamford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Limes School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Limes School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Limes School?
- The Limes School has 4 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Limes School full?
- The Limes School has capacity for 18 pupils and 4 on roll (22%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Limes School a faith school?
- No. The Limes School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Limes School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Limes School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.