Leigh Primary School is a primary school located in Tonbridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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The Green, Tonbridge

School Information

Address: The Green, Tonbridge, TN11 8QP
Website: www.leighprimaryschool.com
Telephone: 01732832660
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenna Halfhide
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118278

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 171
Number of Pupils: 165
Number of Boys: 77
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.2
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leigh Primary School
The Green , Leigh TN11 8QP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stocks Green Primary School
Leigh Road , Hildenborough TN11 9AE 		3out of 4 2,950 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hildenborough Church of England Primary School
Riding Lane , Hildenborough TN11 9HY 		3out of 4 3,233 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fosse Bank School
Mountains Noble Tree Road , Hildenborough TN11 8ND 		- not rated 2,763 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Sackville School
Tonbridge Road , Hildenborough TN11 9HN 		- not rated 2,898 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Nexus Foundation Special School
Upper Haysden Lane , TN11 8AA 		2out of 4 3,002 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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