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Leigh Academy Bearsted
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone ME14 5GA · bearstedprimaryacademy.org.uk · 01622 250040
On the mapSearch near ME14 5GA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- 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
- 412
- 92% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.9%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 47 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 | 47 | 36 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▲75% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▼4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ●106 | 106 |
| Maths | ●105 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ●105 | 105 |
Ofsted
Leigh Academy Bearsted was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (124 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 124
- 47% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (15%) with SEND