Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard

State-Funded School

leigh-academy-cherry-orchard-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

DartfordConstituency

DA10 1ADPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 447 pupils. Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard is part of Leigh Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 23%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

12%

Black

22%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

447

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 447
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Leigh Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.