Leigh Academy Langley Park
Edmett Way, Maidstone, ME17 3FX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sally Brading
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 142188
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622250880
About this school
Leigh Academy Langley Park is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 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 2 April 2025, 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 | 59 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 10% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 72% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 68% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 68% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Langley Park 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 | 71% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Langley Park compares
Leigh Academy Langley Park ranked 108th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.7% | 21.9% | 448 | — |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 76% | 7.6% | 58.7% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| Leigh Academy Tree Tops | 66% | 5.5% | 48.2% | 341 | 0.5 miles |
| Senacre Wood Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 38.6% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
| Leigh Academy Molehill | 85% | 4.1% | 39.4% | 312 | 1.3 miles |
| Leigh Academy Oaks | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | 1.5 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)
- 21.88%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Leigh Academy Tree Tops0.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Senacre Wood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Leigh Academy Molehill1.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Oaks1.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Leigh Academy Langley Park ranks 11th 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 Langley Park teach?
- Leigh Academy Langley Park teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Leigh Academy Langley Park?
- The headteacher of Leigh Academy Langley Park is Miss Sally Brading, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leigh Academy Langley Park last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Langley Park, 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 Langley Park?
- Leigh Academy Langley Park has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leigh Academy Langley Park full?
- Leigh Academy Langley Park has capacity for 420 pupils and 448 on roll (107%), 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 Langley Park a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Langley Park has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Academy Langley Park have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh Academy Langley Park as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leigh Academy Langley Park?
- Leigh Academy Langley Park 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 Langley Park have?
- The schools register lists Leigh Academy Langley Park'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 Langley Park's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 74% 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 Langley Park rank locally?
- Leigh Academy Langley Park ranked 108th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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 Langley Park's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Langley Park's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Langley Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Langley Park'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 2 July 2026.