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Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
White Cottage Road, Tonbridge TN10 4PU · leighacademyhughchristie.org.uk · 01732 353544
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 688
- 56% of 1,226 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.1%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 83 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 160 | 83 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 64 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 132 | 76 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 155 | 117 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 159 | 148 | 0.9 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.5, and 29.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.53 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118903)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.9 | −6.5 |
| Sixth form college | 1.9 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 31 | −1.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5 | +5.9 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −4.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +4.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 118903)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 students | C (29.9) | Average -0.06 | |
| 38 students | C (29.9) | Average -0.06 | |
| 43 students | Dist- (31.3) | Above average +0.25 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 31 | D (21.3) | -0.59 |
| 2017/18 | 59 | D+ (24) | -0.47 |
| 2016/17 | 70 | D+ (23.5) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 77 | D+ (23.2) | -0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 24.5 | +1.5 |
| Further and other education | 11.7 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 1.1 | — |
| Other education | 10.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 34 | −8.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.8 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 7.4 | +2.8 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 118903)
Ofsted
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118903)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118903), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118903)
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118903)
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118903)