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Leigh Academy Molehill

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy

Hereford Road, Maidstone ME15 7ND · leighacademymolehill.org.uk · 01622 751729

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
85%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
312
99% of 315 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
33%
First language not English
24.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Leigh Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 14 (Places 38)14September 2023: 21 (Places 39)21September 2024: 28 (Places 36)28September 2025: 34 (Places 34)34September 2026: 37 (Places 44)37Places 44
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202644370.8100%
September 2025Sept 202534341100%
September 2024Sept 202436280.8100%
September 2023Sept 202339210.5100%
September 2022Sept 202238140.4100%

Results

In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 42% (England 53%)42%2016/17: 33% (England 61%)33%2017/18: 43% (England 64%)43%2018/19: 55% (England 65%)55%2022/23: 63% (England 60%)63%2023/24: 81% (England 61%)81%2024/25: 85% (England 62%)85%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲85%62%
▲21%8%
Average scaled score
▲113106
▲111105
▲111105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Leigh Academy Molehill on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
10 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
39
13% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼74% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 64% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 15% who had a child bullied

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