Lime Academy Watergall
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Lime Academy Watergall is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Lime Academy Watergall 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place, with 1 offer going to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Peterborough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Watergall, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8NX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 298 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “The school is ambitious for pupils to achieve well.”
- “Children get off to a good start in the early years.”
- “They demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and make a strong start.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of education that pupils receive beyond early years is not yet good enough.”
- “Pupils are not yet consistently benefiting from the school’s revised curriculum.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not always achieve well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 October 2024 (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) | 59% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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 Peterborough.
- Eyrescroft Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Discovery Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Highlees Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Werrington Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Nova Primary Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fulbridge Academy 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published