Leigh Academy Bearsted | School performance

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

390

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

390

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

390

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio33.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh Academy Bearsted · Primary · Kent

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

75%

75%75%75%

'25

'25 · 75%

RWM higher standard

4%4%4%

'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

86%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

18%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

21%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

390

Pupil : teacher ratio

33.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

27%

FSM eligible

11%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5GA

Local authority

Kent

Website

https://bearstedprimaryacademy.org.uk/

Telephone

01622250040

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	75%	4%	89%	25%	86%	14%	82%	18%	100%	79%	106.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	390
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	—	—	11%	326
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	22%	263

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	390	30.0	15%	27%	11%	5%	10%
2023/24	326	27.6	11%	26%	12%	5%	10%
2022/23	263	26.6	22%	21%	9%	6%	15%
2021/22	177	29.5	5%	16%	15%	7%	28%
2020/21	62	—	0%	14%	14%	—	—