Lime Academy Forest Approach
Settle Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9YA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIME TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Vicky Mummery
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lime Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 142050
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708343649
About this school
Lime Academy Forest Approach is a special academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 131 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- 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 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 |
| 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 Lime Academy Forest Approach has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 129 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.68%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.57%
- Persistent absence
- 36.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Koru Independent AP Academy1.0 miles
Independent schools · Romford
-
Edullect Academy Independent School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Romford
-
Lime Academy Ravensbourne1.4 miles
Academies · Romford
-
St Mary's Hare Park School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Romford
-
Ursuline Preparatory School2.3 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
Other schools in Romford
- Lime Academy Ravensbourne Academies
- Little Heath School Special schools
- Newbridge School Academies
- The Compass School Free Schools
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
- Concordia Academy Primary
- Crowlands Primary School Primary
- Crownfield Infant School Primary
- Crownfield Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lime Academy Forest Approach teach?
- Lime Academy Forest Approach teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Romford.
- Who is the principal of Lime Academy Forest Approach?
- The principal of Lime Academy Forest Approach is Ms Vicky Mummery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lime Academy Forest Approach last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lime Academy Forest Approach, 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 Academy Forest Approach?
- Lime Academy Forest Approach has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Lime Academy Forest Approach full?
- Lime Academy Forest Approach has capacity for 120 pupils and 131 on roll (109%), 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 Academy Forest Approach a faith school?
- No. Lime Academy Forest Approach has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Lime Academy Forest Approach?
- Lime Academy Forest Approach is part of LIME TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lime Academy Forest Approach have?
- The schools register lists Lime Academy Forest Approach's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lime Academy Forest Approach's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lime Academy Forest Approach's absence rate?
- Lime Academy Forest Approach's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lime Academy Forest Approach's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lime Academy Forest Approach'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 2 July 2026.