Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE TENAX SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Tina Holditch
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Sponsor
- The Tenax Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 216
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 143987
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732842008
About this school
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy is a Church of England primary academy in West Malling. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 211 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 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- 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 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 59% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 72% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy 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 | 59% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy compares
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy ranked 52nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 211 | — |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 15.3% | 183 | 0.6 miles |
| Lunsford Primary School | 35% | 5.5% | 26% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Brookfield Infant School | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 180 | 0.6 miles |
| Brookfield Junior School | 63% | 6% | 31% | 251 | 0.7 miles |
| Lift St James the Great | 79% | 6.6% | 51.4% | 176 | 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
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.9%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
More Park Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Lunsford Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Brookfield Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Brookfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Lift St James the Great0.7 miles
Primary · East Malling
Other schools in West Malling
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in West Malling.
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primary
- Offham Primary School Primary
- Ryarsh Primary School Primary
- The Discovery School Primary
- Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primary
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary
- The Malling School Secondary
- The Rosewood School Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy teach?
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Malling.
- Who is the headteacher of Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy is Tina Holditch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy, 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 Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy?
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy full?
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy has capacity for 216 pupils and 211 on roll (98%), 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 Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Does Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy?
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy is part of THE TENAX SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy'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 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy rank locally?
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy ranked 52nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.