The Limes College
The Limes College is an academy alternative provision converter in Sutton for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 61 pupils and room for 200. About 62 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Sutton West Centre, Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2SD020 8652 1150thelimescollege.org.ukHeadteacher Sali Goodrich headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sutton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 16 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Sutton with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (58), language and communications needs (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 61 | 84 | 108 | 104 | 67 | 70 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 62% | 56% | 60% | 62% | 67% | 73% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 15% | 16% | 18% | 23% | 15% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 92% | 92% | 93% | 97% | 97% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 8% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 1% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 31 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 48%, compared with 88% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 58% | 57% | 65% |
| Education | 45% | 44% | 57% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 10% | 13% | 9% |
| Not in education, work or training | 32% | 39% | 22% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood Infants' School | Council | 100 m | 239 | Report card 2026 | 32 | Compare |
| Thomas Wall Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 100 m | 98 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Homefield Preparatory School | Independent (grammar) | 290 m | 224 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Robin Hood Junior School | Council | 380 m | 359 | Good 2022 | 87 | Compare |
| Sutton High School GDST | Independent | 500 m | 878 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Sutton College of Learning for Adults | Miscellaneous | 570 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Grove Road School | Independent | 730 m | 27 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Orchard Hill College | Special post 16 institution | 760 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Limes College a good school?
The Limes College doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is The Limes College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Limes College good at its last full inspection on 19 October 2023.
How many pupils does The Limes College have?
61 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 200 places, so it is 31% full.
Does The Limes College have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sutton West Centre, Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2SD
- Telephone
- 020 8652 1150
- Website
- www.thelimescollege.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Sali Goodrich
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Alternative Learning Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward
- Sutton West & East Cheam
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 2019 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145704 · LAESTAB 3191100 · UKPRN 10082994
- Formerly
- The Limes College
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.