Leigh Academy Paddock Wood

How places are decided at Leigh Academy Paddock Wood

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood: key facts

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

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

How many pupils attend Leigh Academy Paddock Wood?

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood has 618 pupils on roll.

What ages does Leigh Academy Paddock Wood take?

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Leigh Academy Paddock Wood located?

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood is located in Tonbridge, TN12 6JE, Kent.

How do I apply to Leigh Academy Paddock Wood?

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood 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 Paddock Wood were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Leigh Academy Paddock Wood for 2026-27 (Reception) was 8.66 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 Paddock Wood?

When Leigh Academy Paddock Wood 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... 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); 3. Children of Leigh Academy Paddock Wood 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 90 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 above 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 Paddock Wood?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.5% of pupils at Leigh Academy Paddock Wood are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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