Leigh Academy Oaks
Oak Tree Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 9AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Principal Luke Coulson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 213
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 137881
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622755960
About this school
Leigh Academy Oaks is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Oaks, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 92% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 19% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 81% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.70 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Leigh Academy Oaks has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Oaks compares
Leigh Academy Oaks ranked 11th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | — |
| Leigh Academy Molehill | 85% | 4.1% | 39.4% | 312 | 0.2 miles |
| Tiger Primary School | 60% | 7.9% | 41.2% | 392 | 0.3 miles |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 44.5% | 450 | 0.6 miles |
| Park Way Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 30.7% | 307 | 0.7 miles |
| Senacre Wood Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 38.6% | 210 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.82%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 13.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Molehill0.2 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Tiger Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Greenfields Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Park Way Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Senacre Wood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Leigh Academy Oaks ranks 1st of the 43 ranked primary schools in Maidstone.
- Allington Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary
- Barming Primary School Primary
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Brunswick House Primary School Primary
- Coxheath Primary School Primary
- East Farleigh Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primary
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hollingbourne Primary School Primary
- Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Leigh Academy Oaks teach?
- Leigh Academy Oaks teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the principal of Leigh Academy Oaks?
- The principal of Leigh Academy Oaks is Principal Luke Coulson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leigh Academy Oaks been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Oaks, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Leigh Academy Oaks?
- Leigh Academy Oaks has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leigh Academy Oaks full?
- Leigh Academy Oaks has capacity for 213 pupils and 211 on roll (99%), 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 Oaks a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Oaks has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Academy Oaks have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh Academy Oaks as having nursery classes.
- Is Leigh Academy Oaks part of an academy trust?
- Leigh Academy Oaks 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.
- How have Leigh Academy Oaks's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 89% 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 Oaks compare with other schools in Kent?
- Leigh Academy Oaks ranked 11th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% 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 Oaks's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Oaks's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Oaks's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Oaks'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.