Lime Tree Primary Academy
Budworth Road, Sale, M33 2RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Lauren Slack
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bright Futures Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 140877
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619050790
About this school
Lime Tree Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sale. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 473 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lime Tree Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 62 | 57 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 70% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 89% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 88% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 492 |
| 2023/24 | 485 |
| 2024/25 | 481 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lime Tree Primary Academy compares
Lime Tree Primary Academy ranked 36th of 55 primary schools in Trafford 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.5% | 28% | 473 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 15.9% | 199 | 0.3 miles |
| Worthington Primary School | 68% | 3.2% | 19.5% | 446 | 0.3 miles |
| Templemoor Infant and Nursery School | — | 3% | 9.5% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 25% | 216 | 0.5 miles |
| Moorlands Junior School | 76% | 3.3% | 11% | 329 | 0.5 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)
- 27.95%
- English as an additional language
- 37%
- Overall absence
- 3.52%
- Persistent absence
- 4.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sale
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Worthington Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sale
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Templemoor Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Sale
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St Anne's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Moorlands Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Sale
Other schools in Sale
Lime Tree Primary Academy ranks 13th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Sale.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brooklands Primary School Primary
- Firs Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Park Road Sale Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lime Tree Primary Academy teach?
- Lime Tree Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sale.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Lime Tree Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Lime Tree Primary Academy is Mrs Lauren Slack, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lime Tree Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lime Tree Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lime Tree Primary Academy?
- Lime Tree Primary Academy has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lime Tree Primary Academy full?
- Lime Tree Primary Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 473 on roll (100%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Lime Tree Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lime Tree Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lime Tree Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Lime Tree Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lime Tree Primary Academy is part of BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lime Tree Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Lime Tree Primary Academy ranked 36th of 55 primary schools in Trafford 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 93% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Lime Tree Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lime Tree Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lime Tree Primary Academy'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.