Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Academy sponsor led primary school in Peterborough (Peterborough).
KS2 RWM expected
57%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
64%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
75%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
71%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.3%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.4
▼ 4.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
38.5%
▲ 14pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
89%
423 / 476 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Lime Academy Abbotsmede is a primary school located in Peterborough. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 454 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 450. It is part of the LIME TRUST. The school is led by Mr Rhys Maddox.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Governance
- Lime Trust
- Academy Meals
- Volunteering
- English (Reading)
- English (Writing)
- Mathematics
- Science
- Oracy
- History
- Geography
- Art & Design
- Design & Technology
- Music
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Computing
and 10 more
Key facts
- URN
- 144597
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (0 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Ives Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Rachael Holland Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr George Barnett Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Joanne Sweeney Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
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