What to know
Lime Tree Primary Academy is a co-educational primary school in Sale, catering for pupils aged 2–11.
The essentials
Facts that help you decide
Getting a place
Not oversubscribed
Age range
2–11
Sixth form
No
Gender
Mixed
Entry type
Non-selective
Admissions
Can my child get a place?
The rules, recent outcomes and context that matter when judging your chances.
2026 entry – actual outcomes
Admission outcome
All applicants who applied received an offer.
51 places allocated in 2026.
Performance
How do pupils perform here?
A plain-English view of the school's results, trends and Trafford context before you dive into the full data.
Average performance with improving trends
Academic performance remains stable.
Progress 8 was not calculated nationally for 2024/25. Overall absence stood at 3.52%.
Based on official Department for Education datasets. Latest update: 2024/25. Not available nationally: Progress 8 for 2024/25, Exam performance data for 2020/21 (Covid-19 disruption).
Ofsted
What does Ofsted say?
The latest inspection judgement, what has changed and the fuller history when you need it.
Current Ofsted Status
Ofsted did not assign an overall effectiveness grade at this inspection. Individual area judgements are shown in the breakdown below.
- Latest report published
- 12 January 2025
- Safeguarding
- Effective
- Category of concern
- None
Formal monitoring
No serious concerns are currently flagged by Ofsted.
What's changed since the last inspection
- Safeguarding changed: Not Applicable → Effective
- Quality of education changed: Outstanding → Good
- Leadership and management changed: Not Applicable → Outstanding
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