OFSTED
28 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
13 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
323
323 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
158
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
165
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.3 pts
above England
School
33.1%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.8 pts
above England
School
6.8%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.3%
256
Gypsy / Roma
9.3%
30
Any other White background
2.5%
8
White and Black African
2.2%
7
African
1.5%
5
White and Asian
1.5%
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
11.5%
37 of
323 pupils
9.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.4 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
74.0%
13.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Maidstone
72.5%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Maidstone
71.5%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
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
5.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.48 pts
lower than
England
School
5.74%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.17 pts
higher than
England
School
15.99%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.43 pts
lower than
England
School
0.37%
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
117.5%
29.3 pts
above England
Leigh Academy Marden
117.5%
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.