Leigh Academy MascallsHadlow Rural Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Leigh Academy Mascalls and Hadlow Rural Community School are secondary schools.
Leigh Academy Mascalls scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hadlow Rural Community School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Leigh Academy Mascalls is ahead on our composite score.
Leigh Academy Mascalls was judged the expected standard and Hadlow Rural Community School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.3 for Leigh Academy Mascalls and 36.3 for Hadlow Rural Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Leigh Academy Mascalls (44.6 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hadlow Rural Community School (40.6 in 2021-22, 36.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TonbridgeLeigh Academy Mascalls | HadlowHadlow Rural Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 50th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | 91st of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,238 | 391 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 375 | |
| Location | Tonbridge, TN12 6LT | Hadlow, TN11 0AU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 Stronger figure | 36.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.9% Stronger figure | 30.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51.3% Stronger figure | 47.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.7% Stronger figure | 37.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 Stronger figure | 3.22 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 195 | 69 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 86 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 27.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.1% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,238 | 391 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.7% | 31.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.4% | 1.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.9% | 27.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 8.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% Stronger figure | 12.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.0% Stronger figure | 39.6% | 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
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.
Leigh Academy Mascalls
Hadlow Rural Community School
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