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Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 42 42.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D+ D+ 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 75% 75% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
42.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
34.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
5.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.07 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 43.2[7] 39.4%[7]
2023/24 41.1[5] 31.4%[5] -0.07[5]
2022/23 41.6[8] 29%[8] -0.10[8]
2021/22 43.8[9] 33%[9] +0.02[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C-[11] 9.1%[11]
2022/23 C[12] 5.9%[12]
2021/22 C[13] 0%[13]
2018/19 C-[14] 0%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
75% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
16% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
105 2024/25[4]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 73%[15] 27%[15] 105[15] 105[15]
2022/23 67%[16] 13%[16] 105[16] 104[16]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[17]
School sixth form
43% 2022/23[17]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[17]
Further education college
36% 2022/23[17]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[17]
Employment
5% 2022/23[17]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[18] 32%[18] 0%[18] 44%[18] 5%[18] 7%[18]
2020/21 94%[19] 33%[19] 47%[19] 5%[19] 5%[19]
2019/20 93%[20] 34%[20] 48%[20] 3%[20] 4%[20]
2018/19 93%[21] 29%[21] 0%[21] 53%[21] 4%[21] 5%[21]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
84% 2022/23[22]
Education
39% 2022/23[22]
Apprenticeship
9% 2022/23[22]
Employment
36% 2022/23[22]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 83%[23] 40%[23] 12%[23] 31%[23]
2020/21 82%[24] 37%[24] 14%[24] 31%[24]
2019/20 77%[25] 60%[25] 2%[25] 14%[25]
2018/19 94%[26] 52%[26] 18%[26] 24%[26]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
46% 2021/22[27]
Top third of most selective universities
2% 2021/22[27]
Russell Group universities
0% 2019/20[28]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[28]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 46%[29] 7%[29]
2019/20 70%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28]
2018/19 58%[30] 2%[30] 2%[30] 0%[30]
2017/18 43%[31] 2%[31] 0%[31] 0%[31]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Mar 2024[32]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[32]
Report published
6 May 2024[32]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[32]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next[32]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
4 Jul 2018[33] S5 Inspection[33] Good[33]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.8 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Applications (any preference)
483 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences
229 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Places offered
275 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 554[34] 253[34] 291[34] 1.9[34] 0.9[34]
Entry Sept 2024 502[34] 229[34] 252[34] 2.0[34] 0.9[34]
Entry Sept 2023 502[34] 267[34] 284[34] 1.8[34] 0.9[34]
Entry Sept 2022 503[34] 288[34] 320[34] 1.6[34] 0.9[34]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.7 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Applications (any preference)
162 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences
77 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Places offered
60 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 152[34] 59[34] 60[34] 2.5[34] 1.0[34]
Entry Sept 2024 156[34] 62[34] 60[34] 2.6[34] 1.0[34]
Entry Sept 2023 101[34] 47[34] 54[34] 1.9[34] 0.9[34]
Entry Sept 2022 123[34] 56[34] 30[34] 4.1[34] 1.9[34]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1900[1]
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Medway[1]
Website
https://www.hundredofhooacademy.org.uk/[1]
District
Medway[35]
Postcode
ME3 9HH[1]
URN
137119[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1847 2024/25[36]
English as an additional language
6.8% 2024/25[36]
SEN support
18% 2024/25[36]
EHC plan
3.6% 2024/25[36]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
27.3% 2024/25[36]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
84.5%[37]
Mixed
5.1%[37]
Asian
2.1%[37]
Black
5.1%[37]
Any other ethnic group
1.1%[37]
Unclassified
2.1%[37]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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