Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery
Battlebridge Lane, Merstham, RH1 3LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Skipper
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 139557
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737645836
About this school
Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Merstham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 445 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 55 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 65% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 84% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 82% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 441 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery compares
Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery ranked 90th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5% | 9.2% | 445 | — |
| Merstham Primary School | 34% | 5.4% | 17.3% | 236 | 0.4 miles |
| Furzefield Primary Academy | — | — | — | 403 | 0.9 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 26.7% | 363 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 595 | 1.3 miles |
| Wray Common Primary School | 76% | 4.1% | 13.4% | 406 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.22%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 11.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merstham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
Furzefield Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
St Matthew's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
Wray Common Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Reigate
Common questions
- What year groups does Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Merstham.
- Who is the headteacher of Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Emma Skipper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery?
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery full?
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 445 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery?
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery ranked 90th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery'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 1 July 2026.