Secondary
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Popesfield Way, Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 355 of 372 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.3
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 28.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 72.4
- Pupils per adult
- 3.2
- Pupils
- 232
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
4%
16.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 16.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 1.4 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 9% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 4% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 5% |
| 24/25 | 4% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -2.47 |
| 23/24 | -1.70 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 14.4 |
| 23/24 | 17.1 |
| 24/25 | 16.5 |
Popesfield Way, Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Dee Pickerill
- Address
- Popesfield Way, Maidstone, ME14 5GA
- Telephone
- 01622250050