Primary school

Leigh Academy Marden

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN12 9JX
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,557 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 24%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 47%47%2016/17: top 50%2017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 56%2022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 13%13% · 2023/242024/25: top 24%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM74% · South East 64%8/10 Above+38.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM19% · South East 7%10/10 Top 10%+37.7 pts
Reading score108 · South East 1068/10 Above+46.2 pts
Maths score106 · South East 1057/10 Above+46.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 43 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 63% · 38 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 65% · 40 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 65% · 46 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 68% · 38 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 79% · 34 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 74% · 42 pupils · South East 64%79%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 43 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 13% · 38 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 40 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 11% · 46 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 8% · 38 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 9% · 34 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 19% · 42 pupils · South East 7%19%8%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 43 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 38 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 40 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 46 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 38 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 107 · 34 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 42 pupils · South East 106109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 43 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 38 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 40 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 46 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 38 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 106 · 34 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 106 · 42 pupils · South East 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
53 of 53 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5353
2nd284
3rd171

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026323
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.7%
First language not English5.0%
SEN support9.9%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils16.0%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

117.5% full · 275 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.1
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 11.9
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 10.8
  • Other support 2

Teachers 16.9 FTE · Whole workforce 29.7 · 38 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,009
Spend per pupil£5,311
Staff spend per pupil£4,677
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£225,000in-year balance

Grants £5,739 · self-generated £270 · premises £3 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