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Leigh Academy Oaks

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personPrincipal Tom Moore

corporate_fareLEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onMaidstone, ME15 9AX

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2021

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Leigh Academy Oaks is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Maidstone, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Leigh Academy Oaks is an academy sponsor led in Maidstone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 225 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 30% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #9 of 424 primaries in Kent and #364 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 29.7:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 61%

Reading89% LA 74%

Writing89% LA 72%

Maths89% LA 70%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading92% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA -0.4

2.3 to 7.4

2.5

Write

LA -0.2

0.1 to 4.9

4.7

Maths

LA -1.2

2.3 to 7.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.3

Read

LA 0.0

3.9 to 8.8

6.5

Write

LA 0.1

4.3 to 8.8

4.4

Maths

LA -0.6

2.3 to 6.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 65%

Reading81% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 80%

Maths81% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.0

1.6 to 6.2

Write

LA 0.4

2.8 to 7.2

4.8

Maths

LA -0.5

2.7 to 6.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 September 2021

Inspection Report

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16 October 2018

Inspection Report

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04 March 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-09-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-10-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-04

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-22

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 225 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	225	6	2.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	213	8	3.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	217	6	2.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	3	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	187	3	1.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	186	12	6.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	190	4	2.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Leigh Academy Oaks

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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