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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN12 6JELeigh Academy Paddock Wood
Primary

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tonbridge · TN12 6JE www.leighacademypaddockwood.org.uk

Pupils
616
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
616
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
616
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh Academy Paddock Wood · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
86%
+12pp
86%75%64%
'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
RWM higher standard
21%
+5pp
21%17%13%
'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
51%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
616
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2586%21%87%51%90%29%87%40%91%76%108.0107.0105.09%616
2023/2474%16%89%39%83%21%77%33%85%77%107.0105.0105.010%616
2022/2364%13%74%31%80%21%70%27%85%68%105.0103.0103.0-1.00-0.20-1.9011%611

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2561625.89%9%23%4%10%
2023/2461624.410%9%20%5%12%
2022/2361123.711%8%19%6%13%
2021/2259921.09%3%19%7%18%
2020/2160620.64%2%19%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.