Leigh Academy Mascalls
About the school
Leigh Academy Mascalls is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 April 2026
- Published
- 19 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.4
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.90%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.30%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 46.70%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.39
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.41
AAB or better
- School
- 3.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1238
Girls
47.50%
Boys
52.50%
SEN support
15.91%
Education, health and care plan
1.62%
English as an additional language
4.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.72%
Overall absence
7.65
Persistent absence
24.02
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
235
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
98
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
35%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
43%