Academy sponsor led · Kent

Leigh Academy Molehill

3–11Ages
312Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138195URN

Hereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

127 applications for 44 places · 106th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

10 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
14 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Kent median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

127 applications · 44 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.4; Kent median median 2.3

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	44	127	2.9	37	0.84
Sep 2025	34	83	2.4	34	1.00
Sep 2024	36	94	2.6	28	0.78
Sep 2023	39	75	1.9	21	0.54
Sep 2022	38	57	1.5	14	0.37
Sep 2021	31	48	1.6	20	0.65
Sep 2020	45	45	1.0	21	0.47
Sep 2019	52	50	1.0	24	0.46
Sep 2018	37	46	1.2	22	0.59
Sep 2017	23	45	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2016	45	93	2.1	32	0.71
Sep 2015	44	85	1.9	37	0.84
Sep 2014	38	92	2.4	34	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 85% · Maths 95% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%24th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard87%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard77%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	85%	21%	113	111
2023/24	81%	15%	112	109
2022/23	63%	5%	103	104

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 Academy MolehillThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Oaks
0.4 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Tiger Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Senacre Wood Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Tree Tops
1.2 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Loose Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138195 · 886/2007
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals: 33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2012
Replaced: Molehill Copse Primary School (URN 118300)
Address: Hereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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