Lime Wood Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Bexley
2 Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
12.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
192
Capacity used
Has space30%
630 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
55 of 59 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
126
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 59 | 55 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 26 | 4 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 126 | 60 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Bexley lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Ingrams
- Address
- 2 Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ
- Phone
- 01322344939
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Ward / constituency
- Erith · Erith and Thamesmead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143922
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 47% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
192 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 63 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bexley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.