Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Main Road, Rochester, ME3 9HH
1,829 pupils · 96% of 1,900 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 20 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. 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 | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 78% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.28 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 77 | 162 | 60 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 275 | 229 | 483 | 264 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 59 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 291 | 253 | 554 | 291 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 62 | 156 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 252 | 229 | 502 | 246 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 54 | 47 | 101 | 54 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 284 | 267 | 502 | 284 |
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
- Saint George's Church of England School 13.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Alkerden Church of England Academy 17.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Harris Garrard Academy 30.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Eastbrook School 30.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Goresbrook School 31.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Robert Clack School 31.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.