Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard
Cherry Orchard, Ebbsfleet, DA10 1AD
447 pupils · 99% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 November 2021, published 13 December 2021. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 83% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 29% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.24 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 132 | 296 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 122 | 284 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 132 | 290 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 103 | 245 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 79 | 191 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 80 | 183 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 75 | 156 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 52 | 111 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Manor Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Craylands School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Springhead Park Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bean Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Knockhall Primary School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.