Leigh Academy Hundred of HooWaterfront UTC

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo and Waterfront UTC.

  • Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Waterfront UTC scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo is ahead on our composite score.

  • Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo was judged Good and Waterfront UTC was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.2 for Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo and 30.0 for Waterfront UTC.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (43.8 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Waterfront UTC (34.0 in 2021-22, 30.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo versus Waterfront UTC compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RochesterLeigh Academy Hundred of HooChathamWaterfront UTCEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking10th of 20 in Medway Stronger figure15th of 20 in Medway
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led University technical college
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-19 14-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,847 362
Capacity1,900 250
LocationRochester, ME3 9HH Chatham, ME4 4FQ
GCSE results
Attainment 843.2 Stronger figure30.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths39.4% Stronger figure20.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.0% Stronger figure37.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc78.0% Stronger figure0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.01 Stronger figure2.14 4.09
Cohort254 75
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries62 21
A-level average points24.6 Stronger figure13.8 35.0
A-level average gradeD+ E+
Best 3 A-levels points24.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,847 362
Free school meals (ever 6)27.3% 37.0%
English as an additional language6.8% 9.1%
SEN support18.0% 31.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% Stronger figure11.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.5% Stronger figure33.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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