Leigh Academy Snowfields
Popesfield Way, Maidstone, ME14 5GA
355 pupils · 95% of 372 capacity
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
Ofsted
Outstanding (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 27 June 2023, published 14 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 16.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 4.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 8.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
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.
Nearby alternatives
- MEPA ACADEMY 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Serenity School Maidstone 3.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- King's Reach Education 3.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision 3.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Five Acre Wood School 4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Bower Grove School 5.2 km · Outstanding (2019) · 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.