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Leigh Academy Molehill

Primary Academy school in Maidstone ME15 7ND

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  • School Reference Number: 138195
  • Address: Hereford Road, Maidstone ME15 7ND
  • Head of Academy: Principal Laura Smith
  • Telephone: 01622 751729
  • Website: molehillprimaryacademy.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Leigh Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 315
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: June 2012* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 30/01/2018

Rating published on 23/02/2018

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
10 December 2024 22 January 2025 School inspection
13 June 2023 27 July 2023 School inspection
30 January 2018 23 February 2018 Full inspection Good
9 December 2015 12 January 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
20 November 2014 5 December 2014 Monitoring visit
1 May 2014 23 May 2014 Monitoring visit
3 December 2013 4 February 2014 Full inspection Inadequate

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Unique Reference Number138195
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number2007
School / College NameLeigh Academy Molehill
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-06-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code9
Boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity315
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils304
Number of Boys160
Number of Girls144
Percentage Free School Meals40.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3725
Academy trust or TrustLEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorLeigh Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10037485
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetHereford Road
Locality
Address3
TownMaidstone
County (name)Kent
PostcodeME15 7ND
Websitehttp://www.molehillprimaryacademy.org.uk
Telephone01622751729
Headteacher/Principal titlePrincipal
Headteacher/Principal first nameLaura
Headteacher/Principal last nameSmith
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead of Academy
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll5
Resourced provision capacity10
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000110
DistrictMaidstone
Ward CodeE05015612
WardShepway
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001235
Parliamentary ConstituencyFaversham and Mid Kent
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting577701
Northing153158
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Maidstone 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Maidstone 013E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN200003717486
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005080
LSOA CodeE01024398
Free School Meals122
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN138195
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138195
LAESTAB8862007
School nameMolehill Primary Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/06/2012
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyFaversham and Mid Kent
Multi-academy trust UID3725
Multi-academy trust nameLeigh Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID3724
Academy sponsor nameLeigh Academies Trust
PostcodeME15 7ND
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils304
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10268969
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection138195
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8862007
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionLeigh Academy Molehill
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection14/06/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date26/07/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10040925
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date30/01/2018
Publication date23/02/2018
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection138195
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8862007
School name at time of latest graded inspectionLeigh Academy Molehill
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10007294
Previous inspection start date09/12/2015
Previous publication date12/01/2016
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection138195
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8862007
School name at time of previous graded inspectionLeigh Academy Molehill
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionRequires Improvement
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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