Leigh Academy Tree Tops
Brishing Lane, Park Wood, Maidstone, ME15 9EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Denise White
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- URN
- 137882
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622754888
About this school
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 341 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 November 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 43 | 43 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 84% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 93% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 93% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 84% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.10 | - | - |
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 Tree Tops 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 | 63% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 317 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Tree Tops compares
Leigh Academy Tree Tops ranked 203rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.5% | 48.2% | 341 | — |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 76% | 7.6% | 58.7% | 193 | 0.2 miles |
| Senacre Wood Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 38.6% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Leigh Academy Langley Park | 74% | 4.7% | 21.9% | 448 | 0.5 miles |
| Leigh Academy Molehill | 85% | 4.1% | 39.4% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
| Leigh Academy Oaks | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | 0.9 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)
- 48.21%
- English as an additional language
- 21.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 12.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Senacre Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Leigh Academy Langley Park0.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Leigh Academy Molehill0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Oaks0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Leigh Academy Tree Tops ranks 19th 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 year groups does Leigh Academy Tree Tops teach?
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
- The headteacher of Leigh Academy Tree Tops is Miss Denise White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leigh Academy Tree Tops last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Tree Tops, 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 Tree Tops?
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops has 341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leigh Academy Tree Tops full?
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops has capacity for 315 pupils and 341 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. 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 Tree Tops a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Tree Tops has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Academy Tree Tops have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh Academy Tree Tops as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops 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 Tree Tops's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 66% 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 Tree Tops rank locally?
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops ranked 203rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Tree Tops's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Tree Tops's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Tree Tops'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.