Academy sponsor led · Kent

Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard

2–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142517URN

Cherry Orchard, Cherry Orchard Road, Ebbsfleet Valley, Ebbsfleet, DA10 1AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.0per place

2.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

296 applications for 59 places · 4th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2017

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 15 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion	Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching	Exceptional
Achievement	Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour	Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing	Exceptional
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance	Exceptional

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

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Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 6 Exceptional, 1 Strong standard
9 November 2021
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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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

5.0applications per place, Reception

2.6 above Kent median (2.4) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

296 applications · 59 places offered · 132 named it first

2026 5.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 4.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.3; Kent median median 2.2

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	59	296	5.0	132	2.24
Sep 2025	58	284	4.9	122	2.10
Sep 2024	60	290	4.8	132	2.20
Sep 2023	60	245	4.1	103	1.72
Sep 2022	60	191	3.2	79	1.32
Sep 2021	60	183	3.1	80	1.33
Sep 2020	59	156	2.6	75	1.27
Sep 2019	60	111	1.9	52	0.87
Sep 2018	52	89	1.7	45	0.87
Sep 2017	6	20	3.3	5	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 85% · Maths 88% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%32nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard56%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	83%	29%	109	109
2023/24	82%	23%	109	109
2022/23	78%	18%	109	108

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 Cherry OrchardThis school
This school

2026

5.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

Good2023

3.9applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Manor Community Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Craylands School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Springhead Park Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2023

3.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bean Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Knockhall Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

2026

0.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lawn Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet
2.3 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 58%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142517 · 886/2076
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Address: Cherry Orchard, Cherry Orchard Road, Ebbsfleet Valley, Ebbsfleet, DA10 1AD
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

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