OFSTED
10 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
26 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
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
312
312 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
156
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
156
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
above England
School
33.0%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
above England
School
24.7%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
51.3%
160
Any other White background
15.1%
47
African
10.3%
32
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
15
Any other Asian background
3.5%
11
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
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
10.9%
34 of
312 pupils
9.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
95.0%
Reading
21.2 pts above England
School
95.0%
Maidstone
72.5%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Maidstone
71.5%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
95.0%
Maths
23.0 pts above England
School
95.0%
Maidstone
68.5%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
4.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.10 pts
lower than
England
School
4.12%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.22 pts
lower than
England
School
9.60%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.40 pts
lower than
England
School
0.40%
Maidstone
2.03%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.0%
10.9 pts
above England
Leigh Academy Molehill
99.0%
Maidstone
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.