Leigh Academy Bearsted
Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Local ranking250th of 448 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
446
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 75.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 4.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 89.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 86.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 79.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 105.0
- Cohort Size
- 28
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 390
- Boys
- 186 (48%)
- Girls
- 204 (52%)
- Capacity
- 446 (87% full)
- SEND
- 14.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.1%
- EAL
- 27.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.3%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 30.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,405/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.1%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 48.0%
- White Other: 14.3%
- Other: 14.3%
- Mixed Other: 5.0%
- Asian Indian: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.6%
- Black Caribbean: 2.6%
48.0%
White British
14.3%
White Other
14.3%
Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147866
- UKPRN
- 10086483
- Establishment No.
- 2131
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST