Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Kingsley Road, Peterborough, PE1 5JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIME TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Holland
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lime Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 476
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 144597
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733566847
About this school
Lime Academy Abbotsmede is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 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
- Early years
- 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 | 54 | 61 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 51% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 56% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 61% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 52% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.50 | - | - |
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 Academy Abbotsmede has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lime Academy Abbotsmede compares
Lime Academy Abbotsmede ranked 46th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.7% | 41.4% | 423 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 36% | 4.4% | 32.9% | 407 | 0.3 miles |
| Queen's Drive Infant School | — | 6.5% | 29.8% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Bishop Creighton Academy | 69% | 6.5% | 35.6% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| The Beeches Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 44.9% | 619 | 0.7 miles |
| Newark Hill Academy | 73% | 5% | 29.8% | 435 | 0.8 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)
- 41.44%
- English as an additional language
- 76.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Queen's Drive Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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Bishop Creighton Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
The Beeches Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Newark Hill Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Lime Academy Abbotsmede ranks 59th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lime Academy Abbotsmede teach?
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Lime Academy Abbotsmede?
- The headteacher of Lime Academy Abbotsmede is Mrs Rachael Holland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lime Academy Abbotsmede last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lime Academy Abbotsmede, 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 Abbotsmede?
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lime Academy Abbotsmede full?
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede has capacity for 476 pupils and 423 on roll (89%), 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 Lime Academy Abbotsmede a faith school?
- No. Lime Academy Abbotsmede has no designated religious character.
- Does Lime Academy Abbotsmede have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lime Academy Abbotsmede as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lime Academy Abbotsmede?
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede is part of LIME TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lime Academy Abbotsmede's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 Academy Abbotsmede rank locally?
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede ranked 46th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 Academy Abbotsmede's absence rate?
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lime Academy Abbotsmede's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lime Academy Abbotsmede'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.