Leigh Academy Hugh Christie is a state-funded secondary school in Tonbridge and Malling, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 688 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,226.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (11 Oct 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 40.5 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 83 first-preference applications and 160 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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Requires improvement
Based on 11 Oct 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Inadequate |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 27 Nov 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Kent |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 160 |
| First-preference applications | 83 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 242 |
| First-preference offers | 83 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 40.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 54.7% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 29.9% |
| EBacc entry | 50.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 21.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 6.6% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.88 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 37.18 |
| Value added | -0.06 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.3 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.17 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 15.4% |
| Pupils | 38 |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
18 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.81% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 4.92% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 82.4% |
| White other | 5.4% |
| Mixed | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 1% |
| Other | 0.6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:30 – 15:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
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