Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent
Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PH
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
24.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
807
Capacity used
Has space79%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
165 of 196 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
704
Total applications
4.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 196 | 165 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 201 | 5 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 166 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 141 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 704 | 172 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Crow
- Address
- Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PH
- Phone
- 01732500600
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Judd · Tonbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136349
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
807 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 664 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 15.79 | — | — |
Average grade: D- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.12 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 73 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 22.9 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 19 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 72 | 18% | 43% | 74% | |
| English Language | 72 | 7% | 29% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 71 | 11% | 41% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 57 | 11% | 35% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 52 | 10% | 23% | 46% | |
| Geography | 49 | 14% | 41% | 55% | |
| Business | 30 | 10% | 33% | 53% | |
| History | 26 | 27% | 46% | 62% | |
| Biology | 20 | 40% | 80% | 95% | |
| Computer Science | 20 | 15% | 45% | 55% | |
| Physics | 19 | 42% | 79% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 42% | 74% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 35% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 35% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.