Achievement
We understand that pupil success is not just about brilliant SATs results. Success can also be found in completing a painting, learning a new song on the violin, getting better at spelling, swimming a whole length or finally being brave enough to climb a tree in our nature area. Whilst our academic results are impressive we believe that success isn't always big and showy but that it happens everyday in every classroom.
Our children work incredibly hard and we are rightly proud of them, everyday.
*The Government did not publish KS2 school level data for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
For more information on the schools performance measures please see:
2025 Academic Achievement
'Our results in KS2 are outstanding in reading and writing and excellent in Mathematics, with data being significantly above National statistics. For children reaching the expected standard we are above national averages and Kent Averages in reading, writing, maths and as a combined measure.'
Please see letter below from the Headteacher regarding this years SAT results.
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Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Maths | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in SPaG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar) | Percentage of children meeting the expected standard in science | Percentage of children meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined) |
| Leigh | 87% | 87% | 75% | 67% | 100% | 67% |
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National 2025 |
75% |
72% | 74% | 73% | 62% | |
| Kent 2025 | 75% | 73% | 71% | 69% | 61% | |
| Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Maths | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in SPaG | There is no higher standard reported in science | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Reading, writing and maths (combined) | |
| Leigh | 41% | 29% | 16% | 16% | NA | 12.5% |
| National 2025 | 33% | 13% | 26% | 30% | NA | 8% |
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Kent 2025 |
35% | 15% | 25% | 25% | NA | 9% |
2024 Academic Achievement
Key Stage 2 Results (Year 6)
'Our results in KS2 are outstanding in reading and writing and excellent in Mathematics, with data being significantly above National statistics. For children reaching the expected standard in all core subjects we are significantly over the National Average.'
Please see letter below from the Headteacher regarding this years SAT results.|
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Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Maths | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in SPaG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar) | Percentage of children meeting the expected standard in science | Percentage of children meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined) |
| Leigh | 89% | 89% | 77% | 77% | 100% | 77% |
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National 2024 |
74% |
72% | 73% | 72% | 81% | 61% |
| Kent 2024 | 76% | 74% | 71% | 69% | 62% | |
| Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Maths | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in SPaG | There is no higher standard reported in science | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Reading, writing and maths (combined) | |
| Leigh | 55% | 35% | 33% | 39% | NA | 35% |
| National 2024 | 29% | 13% | 24% | 33% | NA | 8% |
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Kent 2024 |
31% | 15% | 23% | 28% | NA | 8% |
2023 Academic Achievement
Phonics Results (Year 1)
'Our results are exceptional for phonics in KS1 and significantly above National and Kent statistics'
| Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Year 1 Phonics Check | |
| Leigh | 90% |
| National |
79% |
| Kent | 77% |
| Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in the Year 1 phonics check by the end of Year 2 | |
| Leigh | 100% |
| National | 90% |
| Kent | 88% |
Key Stage 1 Results (Year 2)
'Our results are excellent in KS1 and above National and Kent statistics'
| Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Maths | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in science | |
| Leigh | 70% | 69% | 78% | |
| National |
68% |
60% | 70% | 79% |
| Kent | 69% | 60.5% | 71% | 80.5% |
| Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Maths | NA | |
| Leigh | 21% | 13% | 17% | NA |
| National | 18% | 7.5% | 16% | NA |
| Kent | 18.5% | 8% | 15% | NA |
Key Stage 2 Results (Year 6)
'Our results in KS2 are outstanding in reading and excellent in Writing, with data being significantly above National and Kent statistics. In maths our data is above Kent averages and broadly in line with National data.'
| Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in Maths | Percentage of children reaching the expected standard in SPaG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar) | Percentage of children meeting the expected standard in science | Percentage of children meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined) | |
| Leigh | 89.7% | 80% | 72.4% | 83% | 86.2% | 59% |
| National 2023 |
73% |
71% | 73% | 72% | 80% | 60% |
| Kent 2023 | 73% | 74% | 70% | 69% | - | 59% |
| Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Reading | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Writing | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Maths | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in SPaG | There is no higher standard reported in science | Percentage of children reaching the high standard in Reading, writing and maths (combined) | |
| Leigh | 41.4% | 28% | 17.2% | 27.6% | NA | 7% |
| National 2023 | 29% | 13% | 24% | 30% | NA | 8% |
| Kent 2023 | 30% | 14% | 22% | 26% | NA | 8% |
2019 Academic Achievement
Early Years (Reception)
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Emerging |
Expected |
Exceeding |
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24% |
56% |
20% |
This constitutes 76% achieving a Good Level of Development compared with 79% last year and 80% in 2017 and the national average of 71.5%
Phonics Results (Year 1)
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Pass (Year 1) |
Pass (Retakes) |
Overall Pass Rate |
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70% |
33% |
65% |
Key Stage 1 Results
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Subject |
Expected |
Exceeding |
Expected or Above |
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Maths |
68% |
21% |
89% |
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Reading |
61% |
25% |
86% |
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Writing |
50% |
25% |
75% |
Analysis
These are very good results. They show that 89% of the children in Year 2 achieved at least the expected standard in Maths, 86% in Reading and 75% in Writing. They also show that a quarter of children exceeded the expectation in Reading and Writing and that one in five exceeded the expectation in Maths. They represent some very pleasing results and show that the children in Year 2 have done extremely well.
They represent some very pleasing results and show that the children in Year 2 have done extremely well.
Although no national comparisons are available at the time of writing in Key Stage 1, we are delighted with them and are confident they will compare favourably when such statistics become available.
Key Stage 2 Results
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Subject |
Those Reaching the Expected Standard at Leigh |
Those Reaching the Expected Standard Nationally |
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Maths |
92% |
79% |
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Reading |
96% |
73% |
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Writing |
92% |
78% |
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SPaG |
100% |
78% |
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Combined Reading, Writing and Maths |
85% |
65% |
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Subject |
Those Exceeding the Expected Standard at Leigh |
Those Exceeding the Expected Standard Nationally (2018 figures) |
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Maths |
50% |
24% |
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Reading |
46% |
28% |
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Writing |
54% |
20% |
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SPaG |
54% |
34% |
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Combined Reading, Writing and Maths |
23% |
10% |
Average Scaled Score in Key Stage 2
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Subject |
Average Scaled Score at Leigh |
Average Scaled Score Nationally |
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Reading |
108 |
104 |
| Maths |
109 |
105 |
| GPS |
110 |
106 |
Average Progress from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2
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Subject |
Average Progress from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 |
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Reading |
1.8 |
| Writing | 3.1 |
| Maths | 1.5 |
These are outstanding results. They show that 92% of the children in Year 6 achieved the expected standard in Maths, 92% achieved the expected standard in Writing, 96% achieved the expected standard in Reading and 100% achieved the expected standard in SPaG. They also show that 85% of children achieved the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths. Equally pleasing are the figures for those children exceeding the expected standard and, as you can see, all our exceeding results are also substantially above national averages. The average scaled score in Reading, Maths and SPaG are all 4 points higher than national averages.
The children have worked extremely hard and we should be rightly proud of their achievements. However a good school is one that is constantly reflective and always wants to improve.
The children have worked extremely hard and we should be rightly proud of their achievements. However a good school is one that is constantly reflective and always wants to improve. The school will continue to analyse these in depth and plans are in place to progress the breadth and depth of the curriculum as we work towards preparing for September 2019.
Please click here for a copy of the letter from the headteacher regarding these results
Click here to view our Performance Table on the Department for Education's Website