Leigh Academy MolehillLoose Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidstone.

Summary of the comparison

Leigh Academy Molehill and Loose Primary School are primary schools in Maidstone.

  • Leigh Academy Molehill scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Loose Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Leigh Academy Molehill is ahead on our composite score.

  • Leigh Academy Molehill was judged exceptional and Loose Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 85.0% for Leigh Academy Molehill and 74.0% for Loose Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Leigh Academy Molehill (63.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Loose Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Leigh Academy Molehill versus Loose Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneLeigh Academy MolehillMaidstoneLoose Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB80/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking15th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure184th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll310 657
Capacity315 654
LocationMaidstone, ME15 7ND Maidstone, ME15 9UW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard85.0% Stronger figure74.0% 62.0%
At higher standard21.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score113.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census310 657
Free school meals (ever 6)39.4% 8.5%
English as an additional language27.7% 10.2%
SEN support10.3% 8.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.6% 6.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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 Molehill

Loose Primary School

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