Lime Academy Hornbeam
Academy special converter school in London (Waltham Forest).
Location
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Lime Academy Hornbeam comprises of two sites, Brookfield House and William Morris. We offer a specialist provision for pupils aged between 2-19 with a range of complex and significant learning needs in the area of cognition and learning (with co-occurring conditions).
This includes learners with autistic spectrum condition and those with complex physical and sensory impairments. Our Brookfield House site caters for learners that have complex learning, medical and behavioural needs who benefit from a multisensory approach where communication and pupil voice are at the core of the curriculum offer.
At Brookfield House, we understand that learners may not always acquire skills and knowledge in linear ways, so there is an emphasis on making learning "real" and meaningful through contextual learning experiences, repetition and generalisation to secure good outcomes.
We work closely with therapists to ensure that barriers to learning are removed and students can access the curriculum in a meaningful way. We value experiential learning where pupils apply their learning experiences in the community to prepare them for life after Lime Academy Hornbeam.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 138454
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (0 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Ives Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Thomas Burns Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Shelley Eugene Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Rachael Holland Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Harry Parsons Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Eamonn Casey Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record