Limebrook Primary School and Nursery
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery is a free schools in Maldon for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 137 pupils on roll. It has plenty of spare room: 93% of its places were unfilled in 2024/25, more than at most primary schools. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 31.3 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
| Type | Primary / Free schools |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Tempest Road Maldon Essex CM9 6NE |
| Phone | 01621770854 |
| Reference Number | 150739 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 137 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.64%
Girls: 50.36% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 11.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 21 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 6 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 92% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.9% |
| Asian, Other | 1.5% |
| White, Other | 0.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.7% |
| White & Asian | 0.7% |
| African | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.7% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 22 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 21 | 3 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Limebrook Primary School and Nursery had 30 pupils for 420 places. 390 places (92.9%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Maldon Primary A: Northwest (Maldon)” planning area
Essex counted 295 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 318 in 2029–30, up 8%.
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Limebrook Primary School and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Limebrook Primary School and Nursery had 31.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 100.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.4 | 6.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 25.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 33.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 5.5 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 16.1% of pupils at Limebrook Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 13 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 6 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 1 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Limebrook Primary School and Nursery received £8,897 and spent £12,260 for each of its 113 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £162,000 (£1,435 per pupil).
Across all 11 schools of Lion Academy Trust, income was £7,997 and spending £8,136 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £162,000 |
| per pupil | £1,435 |
| In-year balance | -£380,000 |
| per pupil | -£3,364 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Wentworth Primary School
Viking Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6JN |
0.47 miles |
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All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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0.98 miles |
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Maldon Primary School
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1.08 miles |
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
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1.16 miles |
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Maldon Court Preparatory School
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1.19 miles |
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Purleigh Community Primary School
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1.93 miles |
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Heybridge Primary School
Rowan Drive, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4TU |
2.29 miles |
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Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy
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2.31 miles |
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Cold Norton Primary School
St Stephens Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6JE |
3.14 miles |
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Heathcote School
Eves Corner, Chelmsford, CM3 4QB |
3.61 miles |
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St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury
Little Baddow Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4NS |
3.63 miles |
|
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre
Bicknacre Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4ES |
3.75 miles |
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Christchurch Church of England Primary School
The Street, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6JS |
4.02 miles |
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Elm Green Preparatory School
Parsonage Lane, Essex, CM3 4SU |
4.12 miles |
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Great Totham Primary School
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4.2 miles |
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Danbury Park Community Primary School
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4.31 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8RJ |
4.47 miles |
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Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School
Church Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2RP |
4.63 miles |
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Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School
Church Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2JX |
4.63 miles |
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Maylandsea Primary School
Katonia Avenue, Mayland, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6AD |
4.66 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Plume School
Fambridge Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6AB |
0.99 miles |
All schools in Maldon · Essex local authority: places and applications
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery is part of Lion Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:
- Maple Grove Primary School Basildon
- Leigh Beck Junior School Canvey Island
- Barclay Primary School London
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School London
- Sybourn Primary School London
- Brook House Primary School London
- Warwick Academy Wellingborough
- Ruskin Infant School Wellingborough
- Ruskin Academy Wellingborough
- Olympic Primary Wellingborough
How many pupils does Limebrook Primary School and Nursery have?
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery has 137 pupils on roll.
What age range does Limebrook Primary School and Nursery cover?
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Limebrook Primary School and Nursery?
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery is at Tempest Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6NE.