Leigh Academy Molehill
Hereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Principal Laura Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 138195
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622751729
About this school
Leigh Academy Molehill is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 312 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Molehill, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 26 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 81% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 15% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 92% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 88% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 88% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 112.0 | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Molehill 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 | 81% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 303 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 310 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Molehill compares
Leigh Academy Molehill ranked 26th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.1% | 39.4% | 312 | — |
| Leigh Academy Oaks | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | 0.2 miles |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 44.5% | 450 | 0.5 miles |
| Tiger Primary School | 60% | 7.9% | 41.2% | 392 | 0.6 miles |
| Senacre Wood Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 38.6% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Leigh Academy Tree Tops | 66% | 5.5% | 48.2% | 341 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.42%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.12%
- Persistent absence
- 9.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Leigh Academy Oaks0.2 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Greenfields Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Tiger Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Senacre Wood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Tree Tops0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Leigh Academy Molehill ranks 2nd 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 Molehill teach?
- Leigh Academy Molehill teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the head of academy of Leigh Academy Molehill?
- The head of academy of Leigh Academy Molehill is Principal Laura Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leigh Academy Molehill been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Molehill, 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 Molehill?
- Leigh Academy Molehill has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leigh Academy Molehill full?
- Leigh Academy Molehill has capacity for 315 pupils and 312 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 Molehill a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Molehill has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Academy Molehill have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh Academy Molehill as having nursery classes.
- Is Leigh Academy Molehill part of an academy trust?
- Leigh Academy Molehill 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 Molehill have?
- The schools register lists Leigh Academy Molehill's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Leigh Academy Molehill'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 85% 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 Molehill compare with other schools in Kent?
- Leigh Academy Molehill ranked 26th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% 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 Molehill's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Molehill's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Molehill's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Molehill'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.