Leigh Academy Molehill
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Maidstone, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
15.546 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Leigh Academy Molehill is a primary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Leigh Academy Molehill 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 | 15.546 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 15.546 miles away, the 22nd longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 37 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meals: 33% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 41% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 312 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “An endless ambition shared by all staff ensures there are no limits to what pupils can accomplish.”
- “This starts in early years, where children develop a strong foundation that prepares them well for later learning.”
- “Pupils engage with a curriculum designed to ignite a passion for learning and knowing more.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (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) | 85% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 37 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Leigh Academy Oaks 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenfields Community Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tiger Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Senacre Wood Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Park Way Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Loose Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published