OFSTED
6 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
807
807 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
146
18.1% of pupils
Male pupils
661
81.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
above England
School
33.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
17.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.9 pts
below England
School
8.4%
Tonbridge and Malling
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.6 pts
above England
School
7.6%
Tonbridge and Malling
2.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.9%
661
Any other White background
4.2%
34
African
2.5%
20
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
12
Unclassified
1.4%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.2%
66 of
807 pupils
12.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.1
3.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.07 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.12 pts
higher than
England
School
7.34%
Tonbridge and Malling
6.01%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.28 pts
higher than
England
School
24.10%
Tonbridge and Malling
15.90%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
In line with
England
School
1.81%
Tonbridge and Malling
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
79.1%
13.2 pts
below England
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
79.1%
Tonbridge and Malling
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.