Lime Tree Primary School

Kingston upon Thames · KT6 6DG

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 203 pupils, 29.1% FSM

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Lime Tree Primary School

General Information

Address: South Bank Terrace, Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, KT6 6DG – View on map
Phone: 02083909544
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Sue Hawker
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 18 families put it first for 23 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 6 · 2024 11 · 2025 9 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

203 pupils out of 420 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 59
% eligible for free school meals: 29.1%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Kingston upon Thames average)
English as an additional language: 47% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 27.1% a year (Kingston upon Thames 15.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 51% moved to another school, 49% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Kingston upon Thames: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kingston upon Thames, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for AutismSpeech, language and communicationSocial, emotional and mental health 21 places · 21 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 27.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 16.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 26 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 45% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 23 percentage points below the Kingston upon Thames average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 60%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 65% · Maths 68% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 84%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 103
Based on: 31 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolKingston upon Thames averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 23 percentage points below the Kingston upon Thames average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 25th of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

#23Knollmead Primary School52%
#24St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School47%
=25Lime Tree Primary School45%
=25Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School45%
#27King's Oak Primary School38%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Malden Parochial CofE Primary School80%
=1St Luke's CofE Primary School80%
=3Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School78%
=3Fern Hill Primary School78%
=3Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School78%
=3St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School78%
#7Latchmere School76%
=8Coombe Hill Junior School74%
=8Ellingham Primary School74%
=10Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School73%
=10St John's C of E Primary School73%
=10St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill73%
#13Burlington Junior School72%
#14Christ Church CofE Primary School71%
#15St Paul's CofE Primary School69%
=16St Agatha's Catholic Primary School68%
=16St Matthew's CofE Primary School68%
#18Tolworth Junior School66%
#19Alexandra Primary School65%
#20King Athelstan Primary School61%
#21Castle Hill Primary School56%
#22Lovelace Primary School55%
#23Knollmead Primary School52%
#24St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School47%
=25Lime Tree Primary School45%
=25Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School45%
#27King's Oak Primary School38%

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8th of 19 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Ofsted rating

#6King's Oak Primary SchoolGood
#7Latchmere SchoolGood
#8Lime Tree Primary SchoolGood
#9Malden Manor Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#10Malden Parochial CofE Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Alexandra Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Fern Hill Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolGood
#4Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5King Athelstan Primary SchoolGood
#6King's Oak Primary SchoolGood
#7Latchmere SchoolGood
#8Lime Tree Primary SchoolGood
#9Malden Manor Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#10Malden Parochial CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Robin Hood Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#12St Agatha's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#13St John's C of E Primary SchoolGood
#14St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#16St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#17St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#18St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston HillGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £11,096 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 25 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for spending per pupil

#1Lime Tree Primary School£11,096
#2Knollmead Primary School£10,406
#3King's Oak Primary School£9,563

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Lime Tree Primary School£11,096
#2Knollmead Primary School£10,406
#3King's Oak Primary School£9,563
#4Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School£8,992
#5King Athelstan Primary School£8,707
#6Ellingham Primary School£8,584
#7St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,954
#8Alexandra Primary School£7,913
#9Castle Hill Primary School£7,798
#10Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School£7,716
#11Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School£7,589
#12Latchmere School£7,564
#13St John's C of E Primary School£7,481
#14Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School£7,385
#15St Agatha's Catholic Primary School£7,277
#16St Matthew's CofE Primary School£7,257
#17St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill£7,010
#18St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,948
#19Malden Parochial CofE Primary School£6,866
#20St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,863
#21Christ Church CofE Primary School£6,749
#22Lovelace Primary School£6,583
#23Fern Hill Primary School£6,530
#24Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School£5,192
#25St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£3,929

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