Leigh Academy Peninsula East
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Leigh Academy Peninsula East is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Leigh Academy Peninsula East 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 25 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 8th lowest of 64 Medway primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 23.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
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
- Avery Way, Allhallows, Rochester, ME3 9HR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Peninsula East are eager to learn.”
- “They are highly engaged in their lessons and are flourishing in an environment where independence is promoted.”
- “Staff have high expectations for all pupils to achieve, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, such as history, there is still work to do.”
- “In these subjects, the way that pupils are taught is not precise enough and the checks to see if pupils remember their learning are not specific enough.”
- “This means that not all pupils are learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 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) | 61% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 22 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 Medway.
- Leigh Academy High Halstow 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St James Church of England Primary Academy 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Chattenden Primary School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saxon Way Primary School 5.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Burnt Oak Primary School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published