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Leigh Academy Langley Park

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent

Edmett Way, Maidstone, ME17 3FX

Website 01622250880

63

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Improved significantly

No graded inspection

Application demand

91%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.3%

9.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

448

Capacity used

Over capacity

107%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

91%

1st preference success rate

58 of 64 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

111

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6458● 91%
2nd preference262● 8%
3rd preference210● 0%
Total1116054%

1st preference success by year

70%
2020
69%
2021
80%
2022
79%
2023
89%
2024
91%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Headteacher
Sally Brading
Address
Edmett Way, Maidstone, ME17 3FX
Phone
01622250880
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Leeds & Langley · Faversham and Mid Kent
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
142188

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals21%——
English as additional language18%——
SEN support7%——
52% boys (234)48% girls (214)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST

448 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    02 April 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Improved significantly
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 371 pupils

Attendance

95.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
22%
21/22
16%
22/23
10%
23/24
10%
24/25

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)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths63%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard74%
+12% vs England
Higher standard16%
+8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard83%
+8% vs England
Higher standard47%
+14% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth22%
+9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard78%
+4% vs England
Higher standard34%
+8% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard76%
+3% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712023632024742025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)74%61%
Higher standard16%8%

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.