Academy sponsor led · Kent

Leigh Academy Longfield

11–18Ages
992Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135630URN

Main Road, Longfield, DA3 7PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

435 applications for 173 places · 73rd of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.8of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

55th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted'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		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Kent median (3.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

435 applications · 173 places offered · 136 named it first

2026 2.5; Kent median median 3.1
2025 2.9; Kent median median 3.0
2024 3.0; Kent median median 3.2
2023 3.3; Kent median median 3.2
2022 3.0; Kent median median 2.9
2021 3.6; Kent median median 3.6
2020 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
2019 3.2; Kent median median 2.9
2018 3.7; Kent median median 3.1
2017 3.9; Kent median median 3.0
2016 4.4; Kent median median 3.3
2015 4.9; Kent median median 3.2
2014 5.2; Kent median median 3.1

This school
Kent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	173	435	2.5	136	0.79
Sep 2025	170	491	2.9	134	0.79
Sep 2024	181	542	3.0	142	0.78
Sep 2023	178	579	3.3	149	0.84
Sep 2022	172	513	3.0	138	0.80
Sep 2021	174	631	3.6	119	0.68
Sep 2020	179	570	3.2	154	0.86
Sep 2019	191	617	3.2	158	0.83
Sep 2018	185	685	3.7	141	0.76
Sep 2017	173	678	3.9	173	1.00
Sep 2016	172	763	4.4	151	0.88
Sep 2015	169	832	4.9	175	1.04
Sep 2014	171	885	5.2	232	1.36

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

168 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.855th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%58th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	168	41.8	32%	61%	–
2024/25	152	40.2	26%	55%	–
2023/24	154	39.1	32%	53%	−0.38
2022/23	155	38.8	29%	56%	−0.52

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Leigh Academy LongfieldThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Northfleet School for Girls
4.3 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Meopham School
4.8 km · Kent

Good2023

3.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Northfleet Technology College
4.8 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
Alkerden Church of England Academy
4.9 km · Kent

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
5.0 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

3.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Saint George's Church of England School
5.2 km · Kent

Good2023

4.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
5.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
6.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 46.5Attainment 8

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135630 · 886/6914
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 992 on roll
Free school meals: 28.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2008
Replaced: Axton Chase School (URN 118819)
Address: Main Road, Longfield, DA3 7PH
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources