OFSTED
24 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
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
412
412 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
213
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
199
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.4 pts
above England
School
26.7%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.4 pts
above England
School
4.4%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
52.9%
218
Any other White background
15.5%
64
African
7.8%
32
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
24
Any other Asian background
2.7%
11
White and Asian
2.7%
11
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
18.9%
78 of
412 pupils
1.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.8 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Maidstone
72.5%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Maidstone
71.5%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
4.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.46 pts
lower than
England
School
4.76%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.75 pts
lower than
England
School
10.06%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.15 pts
lower than
England
School
0.65%
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
92.4%
4.2 pts
above England
Leigh Academy Bearsted
92.4%
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.