Academy converter · Kent

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood

4–11Ages
618Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147409URN

Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 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

0.9 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

132 applications for 88 places · 365th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2023Ofsted'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		Good
Early years provision		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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Kent median (2.4) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

132 applications · 88 places offered · 81 named it first

2026 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.3; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Paddock Wood Primary School (URN 118270), 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	88	132	1.5	81	0.92
Sep 2025	81	103	1.3	74	0.91
Sep 2024	90	132	1.5	97	1.08
Sep 2023	84	116	1.4	82	0.98
Sep 2022	87	109	1.3	78	0.90
Sep 2021	71	93	1.3	71	1.00
Sep 2020	69	84	1.2	68	0.99
Sep 2019 *	86	105	1.2	84	0.98
Sep 2018 *	85	105	1.2	85	1.00
Sep 2017 *	72	91	1.3	70	0.97
Sep 2016 *	87	125	1.4	82	0.94
Sep 2015 *	101	131	1.3	98	0.97
Sep 2014 *	83	118	1.4	77	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 90% · Maths 87% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%20th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	86%	21%	108	107
2023/24	74%	16%	107	105
2022/23	64%	13%	105	103

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 Paddock WoodThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Capel Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
East Peckham Primary School
4.2 km · Kent

2025

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
4.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Pembury School
5.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Horsmonden
5.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hadlow Primary School
6.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147409 · 886/2127
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 618 on roll
Free school meals: 22.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Paddock Wood Primary School (URN 118270)
Address: Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

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