Leigh Academy Marden
Academy converter in Tonbridge, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 323 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 275 |
| Free school meals | 33.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Goudhurst Road, Marden, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 9JX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.leighacademymarden.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01622831393 |
| URN | 148116 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 February 2023, published 26 April 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 16 October 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Staplehurst School (primary school, about 4.6 km)
- Hunton Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 5.3 km)
- Leigh Academy Horsmonden (primary school, about 5.3 km)
- Colliers Green Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 6.0 km)
- Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 6.1 km)
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 6.8 km)
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood (primary school, about 7.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.