Academy converter · Medway

Leigh Academy Peninsula East

3–11Ages
230Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141553URN

Avery Way, Allhallows, Rochester, ME3 9HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.0 below Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

38 applications for 25 places · 62nd of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Medway median (2.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 25 places offered · 22 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Medway median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Medway median median 2.8
2024 1.3; Medway median median 2.8
2023 1.4; Medway median median 2.2
2022 1.1; Medway median median 2.2
2021 2.0; Medway median median 2.1
2020 1.2; Medway median median 2.1
2019 1.3; Medway median median 2.2
2018 1.5; Medway median median 2.0
2017 1.3; Medway median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Medway median median 2.2
2015 1.8; Medway median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Medway median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Medway 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	25	38	1.5	22	0.88
Sep 2025	20	34	1.7	19	0.95
Sep 2024	29	39	1.3	24	0.83
Sep 2023	28	40	1.4	25	0.89
Sep 2022	29	31	1.1	21	0.72
Sep 2021	9	18	2.0	6	0.67
Sep 2020	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2019	20	26	1.3	18	0.90
Sep 2018	13	20	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2017	18	23	1.3	17	0.94
Sep 2016	20	26	1.3	17	0.85
Sep 2015	16	29	1.8	15	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 82% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%31st of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	7%	105	104
2023/24	75%	7%	104	101
2022/23	63%	0%	102	102

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 Peninsula EastThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy High Halstow
5.1 km · Medway

Outstanding2023

4.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary Academy
5.6 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough
6.8 km · Medway

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Lubbins Park Primary Academy
7.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy
7.1 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place
Leigh Beck Junior School
7.1 km · Essex

2026

70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
8.2 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
William Read Primary Academy
8.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Expected standard
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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141553 · 887/2194
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Capacity: 250 pupils · 230 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2014
Address: Avery Way, Allhallows, Rochester, ME3 9HR
Local authority: Medway

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