Lime Academy Larkswood
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Waltham Forest Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lime Academy Larkswood is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Lime Academy Larkswood catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, every Reception applicant was offered a place, as at 22 of the 27 other Waltham Forest primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 31 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 21st lowest of 48 Waltham Forest primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Waltham Forest.
- In 2024/25, 4% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Waltham Forest schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- New Road, London, E4 8ET
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 510 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe in school.”
- “Leaders are ambitious for what pupils can learn and do.”
- “They explain new concepts clearly.”
To improve
- “In the early years, the curriculum is not as securely thought through.”
- “The school has not considered as clearly the knowledge that children need to secure in readiness for Year 1.”
- “At times, pupils fall short of these expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Waltham Forest.
- Ainslie Wood Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chase Lane Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Longshaw Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Salisbury Manor Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Selwyn Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Handsworth Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Chingford CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published