Leigh Academy OaksLoose Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Leigh Academy Oaks scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Loose Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Leigh Academy Oaks is ahead on our composite score.

  • Leigh Academy Oaks 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 89.0% for Leigh Academy Oaks and 74.0% for Loose Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Leigh Academy Oaks (89.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% 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 Oaks versus Loose Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneLeigh Academy OaksMaidstoneLoose Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB84/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking5th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure184th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: ExceptionalStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll225 657
Capacity213 654
LocationMaidstone, ME15 9AX Maidstone, ME15 9UW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard89.0% Stronger figure74.0% 62.0%
At higher standard30.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census225 657
Free school meals (ever 6)40.8% 8.5%
English as an additional language14.7% 10.2%
SEN support9.3% 8.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% 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 Oaks

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