Lime Academy Watergall
Watergall, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIME TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Buffham
- Sponsor
- Lime Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 144600
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733264238
About this school
Lime Academy Watergall is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 298 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 60 | 53 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 53% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 58% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 57% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Watergall 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 | 40% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 339 |
| 2024/25 | 316 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lime Academy Watergall compares
Lime Academy Watergall ranked 41st of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.6% | 47.5% | 298 | — |
| Eyrescroft Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 43.5% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| Ravensthorpe Primary Academy | 57% | 6% | 40.5% | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| Discovery Primary Academy | 63% | 5% | 38.8% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| Highlees Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 48% | 351 | 0.9 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 15% | 209 | 1.0 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)
- 47.47%
- English as an additional language
- 39.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 15.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eyrescroft Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Discovery Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Highlees Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Lime Academy Watergall ranks 53rd 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 Watergall teach?
- Lime Academy Watergall teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Lime Academy Watergall?
- The headteacher of Lime Academy Watergall is Mr Andy Buffham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lime Academy Watergall last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lime Academy Watergall, 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 Watergall?
- Lime Academy Watergall has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lime Academy Watergall full?
- Lime Academy Watergall has capacity for 420 pupils and 298 on roll (71%), 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 Watergall a faith school?
- No. Lime Academy Watergall has no designated religious character.
- Does Lime Academy Watergall have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lime Academy Watergall as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lime Academy Watergall?
- Lime Academy Watergall 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 Watergall's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 59% 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 Watergall rank locally?
- Lime Academy Watergall ranked 41st of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 Watergall's absence rate?
- Lime Academy Watergall's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lime Academy Watergall's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lime Academy Watergall'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.