Leigh Academy Paddock Wood
Old Kent Road, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE
618 pupils · 98% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 8 November 2023, published 14 December 2023. 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 | 86% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 88 | 81 | 132 | 87 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 81 | 74 | 103 | 81 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 97 | 132 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 84 | 82 | 116 | 84 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 87 | 78 | 109 | 86 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 71 | 71 | 93 | 71 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 69 | 68 | 84 | 69 |
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
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Capel Primary School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- East Peckham Primary School 4.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 4.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Pembury School 5.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.