Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Academy sponsor led in Peterborough, Peterborough.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 423 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 476 |
| Free school meals | 42.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | LIME TRUST |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Address | Kingsley Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://limeacademyabbotsmede.org |
| Telephone | 01733566847 |
| URN | 144597 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 12 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 February 2022, published 28 April 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- The King's (The Cathedral) School (all-through school, about 0.7 km)
- Thomas Deacon Academy (all-through school, about 0.9 km)
- Queen's Drive Infant School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Bishop Creighton Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- The Beeches Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Newark Hill Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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