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Leigh Academy Mascalls

Tonbridge, TN12 6LT · Kent · secondary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Expected standard Mixed Secondary
2.6/10 Below average

70th of 99 secondary schools in Kent we can score, 103 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 889 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.5/10 among them, against 3.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Ofsted 19 35% 0.67
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 34.9 · 27 30% 0.82
Progress 8 2023/24 -0.17 · 37 25% 0.93
Attainment 8 2024/25 40.4 · 22 10% 0.23

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in April 2026. In 2024/25, 34.9% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 40.4, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.17 in 2023/24, indicating pupils made slightly less progress than those nationally starting from the same point. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.5 out of 10 among them, against 3.0 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. There are 1238 pupils in a school with 1450 places, leaving 212 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their Attainment 8 score and the national median? What specific strategies are used to improve Progress 8 scores for students with similar backgrounds? How does the school utilise its current capacity to ensure individual attention for all 1238 students?

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