Lime Academy Forest Approach[1]

Special · ages 2–19

Headline results

Special schools' results are not shown as headlines: they are not comparable with mainstream schools'.

Results

Results at special schools and alternative provision aren't comparable with mainstream schools'. Shown as published, not compared.

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths): 0% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths): 0% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score: 87 2017/18[3]
Maths, average scaled score: 87 2017/18[3]
All results, 2021/22: Not published[4]
All results, 2020/21: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]

Earlier years
Year	Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)	Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)	Reading, average scaled score	Maths, average scaled score
2023/24	0%[5]	0%[5]
2022/23	0%[6]	0%[6]
2017/18	0%[3]	0%[3]	87[3]	87[3]
2015/16	0%[7]	0%[7]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment: 85% 2022/23[8]
School sixth form: 0% 2022/23[8]
Sixth-form college: 0% 2022/23[8]
Further education college: 5% 2022/23[8]
Apprenticeship: 0% 2022/23[8]
Employment: 0% 2022/23[8]

Earlier leavers
Left in	Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment	School sixth form	Sixth-form college	Further education college	Apprenticeship	Employment
2021/22	100%[9]	0%[9]	0%[9]	20%[9]	0%[9]	0%[9]
2020/21	91%[10]	0%[10]	0%[10]	18%[10]	0%[10]	0%[10]
2019/20	100%[11]	0%[11]	0%[11]	14%[11]	0%[11]	0%[11]
2018/19	100%[12]	0%[12]	0%[12]	11%[12]	0%[12]	0%[12]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection: 24 May 2023[13]
Type: S5 Inspection[13]
Report published: 16 Jul 2023[13]
Personal development: Good[13]
Quality of education: Good[13]
Overall effectiveness: Good[13]
Behaviour and attitudes: Good[13]
Safeguarding is effective: Yes[13]
Sixth form provision (where applicable): Good[13]
Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good[13]

Earlier inspections
Inspection	Type	Overall
19 Jun 2018[14]	Academy First Section 5[14]	Good[14]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type: Academy special sponsor led[1]
Ages: 2–19[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Sixth form: Yes[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 120[1]
Trust: LIME TRUST[1]
Local authority: Havering[1]
Website: http://limeacademyforestapproach.org/[1]
District: Havering [15]
Postcode: RM3 9YA[1]
URN: 142050[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll: 129 2024/25[16]
English as an additional language: 13.2% 2024/25[16]
SEN support: 0% 2024/25[16]
EHC plan: 100% 2024/25[16]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 61.7% 2024/25[16]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White: 52.7%[17]
Mixed: 9.9%[17]
Asian: 11.5%[17]
Black: 24.4%[17]
Any other ethnic group: 1.5%[17]
Unclassified: 0%[17]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Quotes (2)
We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.