The Limes College
Sutton West Centre, Sutton, SM1 2SD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Sali Goodrich
- Sponsor
- Alternative Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 61
- URN
- 145704
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086521150
About this school
The Limes College is a special academy in Sutton. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 61 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Limes College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.1%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Homefield Preparatory School0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Sutton High School GDST0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Sutton College of Learning for Adults0.4 miles
Other types · Sutton
-
Grove Road School0.5 miles
Special schools · Sutton
-
Orchard Hill College0.5 miles
Other types · Sutton
Other schools in Sutton
- Greenholm School Special schools
- Grove Road School Special schools
- Orchard Hill College Other types
- Thomas Wall Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary Academy Primary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Devonshire Primary School Primary
- Manor Park Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Limes College teach?
- The Limes College teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Limes College?
- The headteacher of The Limes College is Headteacher Sali Goodrich, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Limes College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Limes College, 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 College?
- The Limes College has 61 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is The Limes College full?
- The Limes College has capacity for 200 pupils and 61 on roll (31%), 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 College a faith school?
- No. The Limes College has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Limes College?
- The Limes College is part of ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Limes College have?
- The schools register lists The Limes College's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does The Limes College publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Limes College. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.