Lime Academy Orton
Clayton Site, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, PE2 5SD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIME TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Skipworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lime Trust
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 153
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 147944
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733391800
About this school
Lime Academy Orton is a special academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 152 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| 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 | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 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 Orton 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 | 0% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 153 |
| 2024/25 | 153 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.28%
- English as an additional language
- 51%
- Overall absence
- 14.12%
- Persistent absence
- 42.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sense College1.1 miles
Other types · Peterborough
-
The Peterborough School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Peterborough
-
The Beeches Independent School2.0 miles
Special schools · Peterborough
-
Richard Barnes Academy2.3 miles
Academies · Peterborough
-
Clare Lodge2.3 miles
Other types · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Calman Colaiste (Kisimul Group) Other types
- Clare Lodge Other types
- Heltwate School Special schools
- Marshfields School Special schools
- Medeshamstede Academy Free Schools
- NeneGate Academies
- Park House Special schools
- Richard Barnes Academy Academies
- Sense College Other types
- The Beeches Independent School Special schools
- Caverstede Nursery School Nursery
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lime Academy Orton teach?
- Lime Academy Orton teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Lime Academy Orton?
- The headteacher of Lime Academy Orton is Mr Anthony Skipworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lime Academy Orton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lime Academy Orton, 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 Orton?
- Lime Academy Orton has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Lime Academy Orton full?
- Lime Academy Orton has capacity for 153 pupils and 152 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. 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 Orton a faith school?
- No. Lime Academy Orton has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Lime Academy Orton?
- Lime Academy Orton 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 Orton'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 Orton's absence rate?
- Lime Academy Orton's overall absence rate is 14.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lime Academy Orton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lime Academy Orton'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.