Secondary school

Leigh Academy Tonbridge

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN9 2PH
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,103 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 65%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 72%72%2016/17: top 63%2017/18: top 82%2018/19: top 91%2021/22: top 53%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 50%50% · 2023/242024/25: top 65%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 843.1 · South East 464/10 Below−5.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths30.1% · South East 44.8%3/10 Below−30.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.12 · South East 4.036/10 Middle+17.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.07 · South East +0.016/10 Middle+48.7 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry22.9 · South East 33.5Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46.7 · 137 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 43.8 · 142 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 39.7 · 134 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 37.1 · 116 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 47.8 · 83 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 43.8 · 72 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 45.7 · 76 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 43.1 · 73 pupils · South East 4647.837.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 39% · 142 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 29% · 134 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 23% · 116 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 52% · 83 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 42% · 72 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 44.7% · 76 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 30.1% · 73 pupils · South East 44.8%52%23%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.84 · 21 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 17.21 · 41 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 20.96 · 36 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 28.7 · 30 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 19.38 · 19 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 19.58 · 17 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 15.79 · 10 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 22.9 · 19 pupils · South East 33.4728.715.79No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
137 of 137 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st137137
2nd19624
3rd16411

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026807
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.0%
First language not English9.5%
SEN support9.7%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils24.1%

Girls 12.2%Boys 87.8%

79.1% full · 1,020 places · 84 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult14.4
  • Classroom teachers 29.9
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 11.4
  • Other support 12.1

Teachers 35.9 FTE · Whole workforce 59.5 · 64 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,757
Spend per pupil£6,824
Staff spend per pupil£5,820
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£48,000in-year balance

Grants £6,456 · self-generated £301 · premises £26 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST (33 academies) · trust reserve £12,596,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

76 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.2%
  • Education86.8%
  • Apprenticeship1.3%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained7.9%
  • Unknown3.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

28 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained75%
  • Education35.7%
  • Higher education35.7%
  • Apprenticeship3.6%
  • Employment35.7%
  • Not sustained17.9%
  • Unknown7.1%