Leigh Academy Molehill

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hereford Road
 Maidstone
 Kent ME15 7ND
Telephone: 01622 751729
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Molehill Copse Primary School
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Sponsor: Leigh Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Head of Academy: Laura Smith (since December 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Gemma Brierley
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 14.2 / 11.68
Non-teaching Staff*: 16.21
Number of pupils: 310
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.8
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 37.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 32.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.4% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 48.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Electoral Ward: Shepway South
School Number: 8862007

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 10th December 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Leigh Academy Oaks (0.4km) show on map
  2. Five Acre Wood School (0.8km) show on map
  3. New Line Learning Academy (0.8km) show on map
  4. Tiger Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Greenfields Community Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  6. Senacre Wood Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  7. King's Reach Education (1.0km) show on map
  8. Leigh Academy Tree Tops (1.2km) show on map
  9. Park Way Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  10. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Loose Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  12. Maidstone Grammar School (2.0km) show on map
  13. South Borough Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  14. Leigh Academy Langley Park (2.1km) show on map
  15. Madginford Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  16. Boughton Monchelsea Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  17. Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primar... (2.6km) show on map
  18. Valley Park School (2.7km) show on map
  19. Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  20. Invicta Grammar School (2.8km) show on map
  21. OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus (2.9km) show on map
  22. Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough (2.9km) show on map
  23. Cornwallis Academy (3.0km) show on map
  24. Thurnham Church of England Infant School (3.1km) show on map
  25. Roseacre Junior School (3.1km) show on map
  26. Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Jun... (3.1km) show on map
  27. St Michael's Church of England Infant School ... (3.1km) show on map
  28. MEPA Academy (3.2km) show on map
  29. School of Science and Technology Maidstone (3.7km) show on map
  30. Leigh Academy Bearsted (3.7km) show on map
  31. Leigh Academy Snowfields (3.7km) show on map
  32. Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision (3.8km) show on map
  33. Coxheath Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  34. Oakwood Park Grammar School (3.9km) show on map
  35. Brunswick House Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  36. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (4.0km) show on map
  37. North Borough Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  38. St Augustine Academy (4.1km) show on map
  39. East Farleigh Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  40. Jubilee Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  41. The Maplesden Noakes School (4.2km) show on map
  42. St Paul's Infant School (4.2km) show on map
  43. St Simon Stock Catholic School (4.2km) show on map
  44. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (4.3km) show on map
  45. Serenity School Maidstone (4.3km) show on map
  46. Bower Grove School (4.4km) show on map
  47. West Borough Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  48. Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primar... (4.7km) show on map
  49. Sandling Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  50. Sutton Valence Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  51. Palace Wood Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  52. Sutton Valence School (5.2km) show on map
  53. St Helens Montessori School (5.3km) show on map
  54. Barming Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  55. Allington Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  56. Hollingbourne Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  57. Kingswood Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  58. Hunton Church of England Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  59. Sports Connect (7.1km) show on map
  60. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  61. Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford (7.8km) show on map
  62. Aylesford School (7.8km) show on map
  63. Ditton Infant School (7.9km) show on map
  64. Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of Engla... (8.1km) show on map
  65. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  66. Ditton Church of England Junior School (8.2km) show on map
  67. Harrietsham Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  68. Wateringbury Church of England Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  69. The Malling School (8.8km) show on map
  70. St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles (9.0km) show on map
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  72. Lift St James the Great (9.2km) show on map
  73. St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of Engla... (9.2km) show on map
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  75. Brookfield Infant School (9.3km) show on map
  76. Lunsford Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  77. Brookfield Junior School (9.3km) show on map
  78. Swingate Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  79. Leigh Academy Marden (9.4km) show on map
  80. Tunbury Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  81. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  82. Staplehurst School (9.8km) show on map
  83. Burham Church of England Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  84. More Park Catholic Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  85. Lordswood School (10.1km) show on map
  86. Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of Eng... (10.2km) show on map
  87. Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Volun... (10.3km) show on map
  88. Walderslade Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  89. Platts Heath Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  90. Headcorn Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  91. Earley Springs (10.4km) show on map
  92. Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery (10.5km) show on map
  93. Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill (10.6km) show on map
  94. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  95. Deanwood Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  96. Oaklands School (10.9km) show on map
  97. Hempstead Junior School (11.0km) show on map
  98. West Malling Church of England Primary School... (11.0km) show on map
  99. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  100. Grow 19 LTD (11.1km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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