Academy converter · Kent

Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143987URN

Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

71 applications for 29 places · 178th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 6 January 2026Published 12 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
2 November 2021
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.5; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 118727), the previous school.

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	29	71	2.5	27	0.93
Sep 2025	30	52	1.7	25	0.83
Sep 2024	30	86	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2023	28	58	2.1	24	0.86
Sep 2022	29	75	2.6	28	0.97
Sep 2021	30	82	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2020	26	66	2.5	23	0.88
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	62	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2017	30	86	2.9	45	1.50
Sep 2016 *	30	104	3.5	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	107	3.6	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	30	80	2.7	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 100% · Maths 84% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%44th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	81%	9%	108	105
2023/24	59%	9%	106	103
2022/23	63%	9%	106	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

Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
More Park Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lunsford Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Infant School
1.0 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place
Brookfield Junior School
1.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Lift St James the Great
1.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp
1.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ditton Church of England Junior School
2.1 km · Kent

Requires improvement2019

44%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143987 · 886/3324
Trust: The Tenax Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 216 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 118727)
Address: Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5HD
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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