Leigh Academy Marden

How places are decided at Leigh Academy Marden

Leigh Academy Marden: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Leigh Academy Marden's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Leigh Academy Marden's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Leigh Academy Marden?

Leigh Academy Marden has 323 pupils on roll.

What ages does Leigh Academy Marden take?

Leigh Academy Marden admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Leigh Academy Marden located?

Leigh Academy Marden is located in Tonbridge, TN12 9JX, Kent.

How do I apply to Leigh Academy Marden?

Leigh Academy Marden is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Leigh Academy Marden were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Leigh Academy Marden for 2026-27 (Reception) was 26.583 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Leigh Academy Marden?

When Leigh Academy Marden has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to an academy. A previously looked after child means children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling — A brother or sister in the same academy at the time of entry where the family continue to live at the same address as when the sibling was admitted – or – if they have moved – now live in a property that is nearer to the academy than the previous property as defined by the 'Nearness'/'Distance criterion' (Point 5 below). Brother or sister means children who live as brother and sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, step brothers or sisters, foster brothers or sisters. Children residing in the same households as part of an extended family, such as cousins, will not be treated as siblings; 3. Children of Leigh Academy Marden Staff — The son or daughter of a member of staff who has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made, or who has been recruited to fill a vacant post at the academy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If the academy is oversubscribed and it is therefore necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications in any of the criteria 1-5 above a distance criterion will be used as in criterion 5. In the unlikely event that two or more students in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the academy, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Leigh Academy Marden?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 79.3% of pupils at Leigh Academy Marden are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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