Mascalls Academy

State-Funded School

mascalls-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Tunbridge WellsConstituency

TN12 6LTPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Mascalls Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,227 pupils. Mascalls Academy is part of Leigh Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.39

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,227

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,227
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Leigh Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 May 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.