The Limes Primary Academy
Lime Avenue, Oulton, Lowestoft, NR32 3BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Charlotte Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 143671
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502449200
About this school
The Limes Primary Academy is a primary academy in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 354 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How The Limes 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 323 |
| 2024/25 | 367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Limes Primary Academy compares
The Limes Primary Academy ranked 95th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.2% | 30.8% | 354 | — |
| Oulton Broad Primary School | 79% | 3.9% | 20.4% | 378 | 0.6 miles |
| Woods Loke Primary School | 75% | 3.1% | 18.9% | 483 | 0.6 miles |
| Dell Primary School | 47% | 4.3% | 38.2% | 290 | 1.4 miles |
| Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy | 67% | 5.8% | 49.7% | 311 | 1.5 miles |
| Roman Hill Primary School | 33% | 7.1% | 51.9% | 375 | 1.5 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)
- 30.84%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 11.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oulton Broad Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Woods Loke Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Dell Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Roman Hill Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
Other schools in Lowestoft
The Limes Primary Academy ranks 12th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Lowestoft.
- Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Carlton Colville Primary School Primary
- Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dell Primary School Primary
- Elm Tree Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- Gunton Primary Academy Primary
- Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Oulton Broad Primary School Primary
- Pakefield Primary School Primary
- Poplars Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Limes Primary Academy teach?
- The Limes Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the headteacher of The Limes Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Limes Primary Academy is Miss Charlotte Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Limes Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Limes 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 big is The Limes Primary Academy?
- The Limes Primary Academy has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Limes Primary Academy full?
- The Limes Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 354 on roll (84%), 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 Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. The Limes Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Limes Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Limes Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Limes Primary Academy?
- The Limes Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does The Limes Primary Academy rank locally?
- The Limes Primary Academy ranked 95th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Limes Primary Academy's absence rate?
- The Limes Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Limes Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Limes 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 10 July 2026.