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Leigh Academy Paddock Wood
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge TN12 6JE · leighacademypaddockwood.org.uk · 01892 833654
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 618
- 98% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 81 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 84 | 82 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118270)
Ofsted
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118270), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118270)
Jul 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118270)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 76
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (24%) with SEND