The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

Leigh Academy Bearsted

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Popesfield Way
 Weavering
 Maidstone
 Kent ME14 5GA
Telephone: 01622 250040

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Free School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2020
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Sponsor: Leigh Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Jane Tipple (since July 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Charlotte Barnden
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 12.4 / 13.6
Non-teaching Staff*: 18.92
Number of pupils: 412
Pupils Per Teacher: 33.2
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 10.90% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 5.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 47.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.9km
* 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: Boxley
School Number: 8862131

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 24th January 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. School of Science and Technology Maidstone (0.0km) show on map
  2. Leigh Academy Snowfields (0.0km) show on map
  3. Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primar... (1.1km) show on map
  4. Thurnham Church of England Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  5. Roseacre Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Valley Park School (1.7km) show on map
  7. Invicta Grammar School (1.8km) show on map
  8. Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough (1.9km) show on map
  9. Madginford Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  10. Sandling Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  11. North Borough Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  12. St Paul's Infant School (2.5km) show on map
  13. Maidstone Grammar School (2.7km) show on map
  14. MEPA Academy (2.8km) show on map
  15. Greenfields Community Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  16. Park Way Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  17. Serenity School Maidstone (3.1km) show on map
  18. South Borough Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  19. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (3.3km) show on map
  20. The Maplesden Noakes School (3.5km) show on map
  21. Brunswick House Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  22. King's Reach Education (3.5km) show on map
  23. Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  24. Senacre Wood Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  25. Leigh Academy Molehill (3.7km) show on map
  26. Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Jun... (3.7km) show on map
  27. St Michael's Church of England Infant School ... (3.7km) show on map
  28. Leigh Academy Oaks (3.8km) show on map
  29. Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision (3.8km) show on map
  30. Five Acre Wood School (4.0km) show on map
  31. New Line Learning Academy (4.2km) show on map
  32. Tiger Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  33. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (4.4km) show on map
  34. Leigh Academy Tree Tops (4.5km) show on map
  35. St Simon Stock Catholic School (4.5km) show on map
  36. Oakwood Park Grammar School (4.5km) show on map
  37. Allington Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  38. St Augustine Academy (4.5km) show on map
  39. Palace Wood Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  40. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  41. West Borough Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  42. Loose Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  43. Leigh Academy Langley Park (5.1km) show on map
  44. Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primar... (5.1km) show on map
  45. Bower Grove School (5.2km) show on map
  46. Jubilee Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  47. Hollingbourne Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  48. Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Control... (5.6km) show on map
  49. Swingate Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  50. Sports Connect (5.9km) show on map
  51. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  52. Boughton Monchelsea Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  53. Barming Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  54. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  55. East Farleigh Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  56. Tunbury Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  57. OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus (6.5km) show on map
  58. Cornwallis Academy (6.5km) show on map
  59. Lordswood School (6.8km) show on map
  60. Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford (6.9km) show on map
  61. Aylesford School (6.9km) show on map
  62. Coxheath Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  63. St Helens Montessori School (7.0km) show on map
  64. St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles (7.0km) show on map
  65. Walderslade Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  66. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  67. Deanwood Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  68. Hempstead Junior School (7.3km) show on map
  69. Ditton Infant School (7.3km) show on map
  70. Hempstead Infant School (7.6km) show on map
  71. Burham Church of England Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  72. Ditton Church of England Junior School (7.6km) show on map
  73. Sutton Valence Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  74. Oaklands School (7.7km) show on map
  75. Fairview Community Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  76. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  77. Sutton Valence School (7.8km) show on map
  78. Parkwood Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  79. Maundene School (8.0km) show on map
  80. Greenacre School (8.0km) show on map
  81. Kingswood Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  82. PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade (8.2km) show on map
  83. Walderslade School (8.2km) show on map
  84. Horsted Infant School (8.3km) show on map
  85. Horsted Junior School (8.3km) show on map
  86. Harrietsham Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  87. Bradfields Academy (8.5km) show on map
  88. INSPIRE Free Special School (8.5km) show on map
  89. The Rowans (8.5km) show on map
  90. Brookfield Infant School (8.6km) show on map
  91. Lunsford Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  92. Brookfield Junior School (8.6km) show on map
  93. The Malling School (8.7km) show on map
  94. Kingfisher Community Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  95. Lift St James the Great (8.9km) show on map
  96. Miers Court Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  97. Yew Tree Farm School (9.0km) show on map
  98. Wayfield Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  99. Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  100. Rainham School for Girls (9.3km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Similar Schools*

  1. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chatham
  2. St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School, Sutton
  3. Carswell Community Primary School, Abingdon
  4. St John's CofE Primary Academy, Stafford
  5. Frithwood Primary School, Northwood
  6. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Romford
  7. Benton Park Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  8. Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School,...
  9. Brampton Primary Academy, Bexleyheath
  10. Cranborne Primary School, Potters Bar
  11. Ainslie Wood Primary School, London
  12. Seabridge Primary School, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
  13. Gordon Primary School, London
  14. Sandhills Community Primary School, Oxford
  15. Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy, Nuneaton
  16. Clifford Bridge Academy, Coventry
  17. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Isleworth
  18. Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Slough
  19. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy, Wakefield
  20. Edmund Waller Primary School, London
  21. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, London
  22. Sandhurst Primary School, London
  23. Stoneydown Park School, London
  24. St Matthew's Primary School, Cambridge
  25. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Solihull
  26. Hollymount School, London
  27. Pelham Primary School, London
  28. Bearwood Primary School, Wokingham
  29. St Gabriel's CofE Academy, Rugby
  30. Telferscot Primary School, London
  31. Farley Hill Primary School, Arborfield Green
  32. Earls Hall Primary School, Westcliff-on-Sea
  33. All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's...
  34. Beaver Road Primary School, Manchester
  35. North Town Academy, Taunton
  36. Orion Scotts Park, Bromley
  37. Ravensdale Primary School, Coventry
  38. Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School, Sutton-in-Ashfield
  39. Long Furlong Primary School, Abingdon
  40. Didcot Primary Academy
  41. Heber Primary School, London
  42. Carrington Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham
  43. Kilmorie Primary School, London
  44. St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School, Stevenage
  45. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Didcot
  46. Henry Maynard Primary School, London
  47. Blean Primary School, Canterbury
  48. Belleville Primary School, London
  49. St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery, Ashford
  50. Haydn Primary School, Nottingham
  51. Hereward Primary School, Loughton
  52. Coleridge Primary School, London
  53. All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath, London
  54. La Fontaine Academy, Bromley
  55. Navigation Primary School, Altrincham
  56. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Brighton
  57. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Caterham
  58. Abel Smith School, Hertford
  59. Thomas Reade Primary School, Abingdon
  60. Fernwood Primary School, Nottingham
  61. Latchmere School, Kingston upon Thames
  62. Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery, Wokingham
  63. Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Acade...
  64. Endsleigh Holy Child VC Academy, Hull
  65. Bridlewood Primary School, Swindon
  66. Simon de Senlis Primary School, Northampton
  67. Chenies School, Rickmansworth
  68. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, London
  69. Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School, Hemel Hempstead
  70. Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School, Salisbury
  71. Birkbeck Primary School, Sidcup
  72. St Bede Church of England Primary School, Winchester
  73. St George's Catholic Primary School, Enfield
  74. Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School
  75. Mickleover Primary School, Derby
  76. Coppice Valley Primary School, Harrogate
  77. Willow Primary School, Doncaster
  78. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx), Waltham Cross
  79. Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School, Norwich
  80. Langford Village Community Primary School, Bicester
  81. Benhurst Primary School, Hornchurch
  82. St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School, Wigan
  83. St Peter's Primary School, London
  84. Heritage Park Primary School, Peterborough
  85. Windhill21, Bishop's Stortford
  86. Red Oaks Primary School, Swindon
  87. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Darlington
  88. Orchid Vale Primary School, Swindon
  89. Deanesfield Primary School, Ruislip
  90. Tubbenden Primary School, Orpington
  91. Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James, Solihull
  92. St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet
  93. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove
  94. Ashby Fields Primary School, Daventry
  95. Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School, London
  96. College Town Primary School, Sandhurst
  97. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School, Preston
  98. St Joseph's Primary School, Sheffield
  99. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street, Chester...
  100. Lyneham Primary School, Chippenham
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |