Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–19 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.00 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo is an all-through school in Rochester, Medway for ages 4–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 20 March 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2026 entry.
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.00 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.00 miles from the school.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 77 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 21 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was D+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was well below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9HH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 1,829 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this happy and welcoming school.”
- “There are high expectations for how pupils behave.”
- “The school has put in place intensive and very effective support to help those pupils who find it difficult to regulate their behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 77 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 229 first-preference applications, 275 offers in total, 229 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Rivermead School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- City of Rochester School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Alchemy School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Will Adams Academy 3.0 mi Standards maintained
- King's School, Rochester 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ripplevale School Rochester 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rochester Independent College 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Andrew's School (Rochester) 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade