Lime Hills Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 17 June 2025

Pupils are positive and confident learners. Many pupils have previously struggled in other school settings and have negative views of education. However, this is soon transformed through the caring, nurturing and trusting relationships that staff establish with pupils and their families. Pupils develop a strong sense of self-worth. They feel happy and safe. Pupils' curiosity about the world around them is nurtured throughout the curriculum. They learn in great depth skills and knowledge to prepare them for further education, apprenticeships and work. The school sets high expectations for pupils' conduct and their achievement. Staff work patiently and sensitively to ensure that pupils learn effective strategies to regulate their emotions, manage their behaviour and communicate their feelings successfully. Pupils achieve well and leave school ready for the next stage of their education. The personal development programme is exceptional. It is central to the development of pupils' characters. For example, through the breadth of physical education opportunities, pupils learn to prioritise their physical health. They also develop new interests and hobbies as they learn to swim, play football and ride mountain bikes with increasing skill and expertise. Through sports, pupils learn to interact socially, forge meaningful friendships and resolve conflict with empathy and fair discussion.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, the school has not set out clearly enough the order in which key knowledge will be taught. Consequently, pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school must ensure all subject curriculums are well sequenced so that staff know the order in which pupils should learn the important knowledge they need.

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