Leigh Academy Tonbridge
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136349
- Address
- Brook Street, TN9 2PH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 715 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 87.8%
- Girls
- 12.2%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 80.3%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 5.5%
African 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Chinese 1%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 82%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.9
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 4 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 201
- 3rd preference
- 166
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 135 44 |
| Year 8 | 176 139 37 |
| Year 9 | 102 102 0 |
| Year 10 | 98 98 0 |
| Year 11 | 79 79 0 |
| Year 12 | 49 48 1 |
| Year 13 | 32 27 5 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 42.0% 58.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 3.0% 19.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 2.4% |