Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Medway
Main Road, Rochester, ME3 9HH
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,829
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
59 of 59 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
152
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 59 | 59 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 19 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 152 | 60 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carl Guerin-Hassett
- Address
- Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9HH
- Phone
- 01634251443
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow · Rochester and Strood
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137119
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
1,829 pupils · 1,900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,713 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 27% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.59 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 75% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 16% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 254 | — |
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 | 24.58 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 62 | — |
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 | 254 | 8% | 48% | 71% | |
| English Language | 254 | 6% | 39% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 253 | 13% | 55% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 225 | 3% | 27% | 55% | |
| History | 139 | 19% | 52% | 62% | |
| Art and Design | 123 | 2% | 36% | 59% | |
| Geography | 111 | 11% | 37% | 57% | |
| Spanish | 103 | 3% | 17% | 34% | |
| French | 55 | 5% | 25% | 36% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 9% | 31% | 49% | |
| Statistics | 54 | 22% | 72% | 89% | |
| German | 40 | 3% | 28% | 45% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 0% | 6% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 7% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 3D Studies | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 11% | 11% | 56% | |
| Photography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Art and Design | 6 | 17% | 33% | 50% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Film Studies | 3 | 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) | 38% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 40% | — | — |
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 Medway council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working 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.