Leigh Academy Marden
Goudhurst Road, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9JX
Headteacher: Mrs Hannah PenningSchool website ↗Pupils: 322 (capacity: 275)Part of LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2023
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2023
93%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 28 February 2023Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
74.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
19.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 81%·Maths 79%→All three 74%
Reading
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Writing
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75%
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Maths
0%
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75%
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 60
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 60
- How many got their first choice?
- 56of 60 (93.3%)
- How many applied in total?
- 117
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
33.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
12.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
156 girls, 166 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 79% (2023/24), currently 74%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 56.0% | 14.0% | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| 2016/17 | 63.0% | 13.0% | -0.2 | -2.1 | -3.1 |
| 2017/18 | 65.0% | 13.0% | -1.0 | -0.4 | -2.2 |
| 2018/19 | 65.0% | 11.0% | -0.9 | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| 2022/23 | 68.0% | 8.0% | +6.6 | +2.1 | +3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 79.0% | 9.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 74.0% | 19.0% | - | - | - |