Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9HH
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Carl Guerin-Hassett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,900
- Pupils on roll
- 1,829
- URN
- 137119
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634251443
About this school
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo is an all-through academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 1,829 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 73% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 27% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 236 | 255 | 254 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.6 | 41.1 | 43.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.28 to +0.08 | -0.07 -0.24 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 31.4% | 39.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 54.1% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 48.6% | 78% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.6 | 34 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.1 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.2 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,702 |
| 2023/24 | 1,785 |
| 2024/25 | 1,847 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo compares
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo ranked 9th of 18 secondary schools in Medway for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.2 | 7.8% | 27.3% | 1,829 | — |
| Saint George's Church of England School | 41.3 | 6.3% | 22% | 1,631 | 8.1 miles |
| Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough | — | 6.4% | 27.7% | 546 | 0.1 miles |
| Chattenden Primary School | — | 7.5% | 34.6% | 203 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School | — | 5.8% | 12.8% | 663 | 1.1 miles |
| Waterfront UTC | 30 | 11.7% | 37% | 381 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.27%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.75%
- Persistent absence
- 23.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint George's Church of England School8.1 miles
All-through · Gravesend
-
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough0.1 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Chattenden Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Waterfront UTC1.7 miles
Secondary · Chatham
Other schools in Rochester
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo ranks 4th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Rochester, and Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Rochester.
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primary
- Balfour Infant School Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Primary
- Burham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cedar Children's Academy Primary
- Chattenden Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Woods Primary School Primary
- Crest Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Junior School Primary
- Delce Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo teach?
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an all-through school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo?
- The headteacher of Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo is Mr Carl Guerin-Hassett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo?
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo has 1,829 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo full?
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo has capacity for 1,900 pupils and 1,829 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo has no designated religious character.
- Is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo a selective school?
- No. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo?
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo is part of LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo have?
- The schools register lists Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo rank locally?
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo ranked 9th of 18 secondary schools in Medway for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.