Lime Tree Primary School and NurseryMerstham Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery and Merstham Primary School are primary schools.

  • Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Merstham Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Merstham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery was judged Outstanding and Merstham Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery and 34.0% for Merstham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery (59.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Merstham Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 34.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery versus Merstham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MersthamLime Tree Primary School and NurseryRedhillMerstham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking132nd of 285 in Surrey 91st of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll443 236
Capacity420 300
LocationMerstham, RH1 3LH Redhill, RH1 3AZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure34.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census443 236
Free school meals (ever 6)9.2% 17.3%
English as an additional language11.5% 17.8%
SEN support11.3% 9.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 6.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.8% Stronger figure14.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery

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