Community school · Kent

Leigh Primary School

4–11Ages
126Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118278URN

The Green, Leigh, Tonbridge, TN11 8QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.2 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

40 applications for 15 places · 134th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.8; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	40	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	14	54	3.9	10	0.71
Sep 2024	14	42	3.0	13	0.93
Sep 2023	16	42	2.6	15	0.94
Sep 2022	22	53	2.4	21	0.95
Sep 2021	19	58	3.1	19	1.00
Sep 2020	23	72	3.1	19	0.83
Sep 2019	23	63	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2018	23	62	2.7	19	0.83
Sep 2017	21	50	2.4	17	0.81
Sep 2016	23	71	3.1	25	1.09
Sep 2015	23	73	3.2	30	1.30
Sep 2014	20	55	2.8	15	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 75% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%180th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	13%	107	104
2023/24	78%	28%	110	106
2022/23	59%	7%	109	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Leigh Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Stocks Green Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hildenborough Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sussex Road Community Primary School
3.4 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
4.0 km · Kent

Good2024

3.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Long Mead Community Primary School
4.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118278 · 886/2137
Capacity: 171 pupils · 126 on roll
Free school meals: 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Green, Leigh, Tonbridge, TN11 8QP
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources