OFSTED
20 March 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,829
1,829 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
896
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
933
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.9 pts
below England
School
22.9%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
below England
School
5.9%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.1%
1,465
African
4.5%
83
Any other White background
3.8%
69
Unclassified
2.1%
38
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
36
White and Asian
1.5%
27
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
23.1%
422 of
1,829 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.8 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
43.2
4.0 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
7.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.54 pts
higher than
England
School
7.75%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.65 pts
higher than
England
School
23.47%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.82 pts
higher than
England
School
2.63%
Medway
2.36%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.3%
5.2 pts
above England
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
96.3%
Medway
96.3%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.