Leigh Academy Oaks
Oak Tree Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 9AX
211 pupils · 99% of 213 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 39%
Ofsted
Exceptional (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Early years | Exceptional |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. 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 | 89% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 30% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 34 | 112 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 99 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 31 | 90 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 52 | 122 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 37 | 86 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 22 | 50 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 36 | 70 | 27 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 20 | 60 | 27 |
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
- Leigh Academy Molehill 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Tiger Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Greenfields Community Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Park Way Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Senacre Wood Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Loose Primary School 1.4 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.