Leigh Academy Hartley
Round Ash Way, Hartley, Longfield, DA3 8BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Stuart Mitchell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 139615
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474702742
About this school
Leigh Academy Hartley is a primary academy in Longfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 59 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 73% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 18% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 92% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 77% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Hartley 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 | 58% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Hartley compares
Leigh Academy Hartley ranked 9th 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 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.9% | 9.4% | 445 | — |
| Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield | 75% | 4% | 5.2% | 217 | 0.3 miles |
| Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 103 | 1.0 miles |
| Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 35% | 5.7% | 38.4% | 286 | 1.0 miles |
| New Ash Green Primary School | 45% | 7% | 16.6% | 400 | 1.1 miles |
| Istead Rise Primary School | 83% | 5.5% | 13.9% | 211 | 2.4 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
- 10 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report3 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.35%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 6.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield0.3 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
New Ash Green Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Istead Rise Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Longfield
Leigh Academy Hartley ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Longfield.
- Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- New Ash Green Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield Primary
- Leigh Academy Longfield Secondary
- Leigh Academy Milestone Academies
- Rowhill School Special schools
- Steephill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Leigh Academy Hartley teach?
- Leigh Academy Hartley teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Longfield.
- Who is the principal of Leigh Academy Hartley?
- The principal of Leigh Academy Hartley is Mr Stuart Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leigh Academy Hartley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Hartley, 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 Hartley?
- Leigh Academy Hartley has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leigh Academy Hartley full?
- Leigh Academy Hartley has capacity for 420 pupils and 445 on roll (106%), 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 Hartley a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Hartley has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Academy Hartley have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh Academy Hartley as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leigh Academy Hartley?
- Leigh Academy Hartley 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 Hartley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 90% 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 Hartley rank locally?
- Leigh Academy Hartley ranked 9th 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 87% 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 Hartley's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Hartley's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Hartley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Hartley'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.