Leigh Academy Hugh Christie

Secondary · Tonbridge · TN10 4PU

Requires improvement

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 October 2023

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

688 pupils · 56% of 1,226 capacity

School type: Academy sponsor led
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Admissions: Non-selective
Free school meals: 40.1% of pupils
English as additional language: 5.9% of pupils
SEN support: 11.3% of pupils
EHC plan: 4.9% of pupils
Sixth form: Yes
Website: https://leighacademyhughchristie.org.uk
URN: 150743

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.52 first-choice applications per place

160 places offered · 83 first-choice applications · usually has places

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

137 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score

40.5

England 46.1

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

54.7%

England 64.8%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

29.9%

England 45.4%

EBacc average point score

3.5

England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C

29.9

England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)

8.5%

England 6.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)

27.3%

England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher

England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

75% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 16% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£9,994

Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby schools

Cage Green Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 0.1 mi
Long Mead Community Primary SchoolNot yet graded · Primary · 0.4 mi
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 0.5 mi
Woodlands Primary SchoolNo current grade · Primary · 0.5 mi
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing ImpairmentGood · Primary · 1.2 mi
Stocks Green Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 1.5 mi
Royal Rise Primary SchoolExpected standard · Primary · 1.8 mi
Hildenborough Church of England Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 1.8 mi

See all secondary schools in Tonbridge →