OFSTED
10 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
21 September 2021
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
15 November 2021
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
211
205 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
122
57.8% of pupils
Male pupils
89
42.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.1 pts
above England
School
38.9%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
below England
School
15.6%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.0%
135
Any other White background
8.5%
18
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
12
African
4.7%
10
Any other ethnic group
3.8%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
5
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
17.5%
37 of
211 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
above
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
89.0%
28.6 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
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
Maidstone
71.5%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Maths
17.0 pts above England
School
89.0%
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
5.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.40 pts
lower than
England
School
5.81%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.37 pts
lower than
England
School
13.45%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
lower than
England
School
1.17%
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
99.1%
10.9 pts
above England
Leigh Academy Oaks
99.1%
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.