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Leigh Academy Mascalls[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 42 41.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
41.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
34.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
5.4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.17 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 40.4[6] 34.9%[6]
2023/24 41.5[4] 34.2%[4] -0.17[4]
2022/23 41.9[7] 28%[7] -0.11[7]
2021/22 44.6[8] 38%[8] -0.07[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
3.1% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 3.9%[10]
2022/23 C-[11] 6.3%[11]
2021/22 C[12] 2.3%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 5.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
45% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
39% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[15] 57%[15] 0%[15] 27%[15] 3%[15] 7%[15]
2020/21 94%[16] 51%[16] 0%[16] 29%[16] 4%[16] 10%[16]
2019/20 94%[17] 50%[17] 0%[17] 40%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 92%[18] 41%[18] 0%[18] 44%[18] 3%[18] 5%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
84% 2022/23[19]
Education
35% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[19]
Employment
43% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 81%[20] 33%[20] 6%[20] 42%[20]
2020/21 78%[21] 39%[21] 6%[21] 33%[21]
2019/20 76%[22] 40%[22] 2%[22] 35%[22]
2018/19 81%[23] 36%[23] 7%[23] 38%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
45% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
6% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
7% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 51%[26] 10%[26]
2019/20 47%[25] 6%[25] 7%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 46%[27] 8%[27] 7%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 41%[28] 10%[28] 6%[28] 0%[28]

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
28 Apr 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
19 May 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
16 Nov 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
2 Nov 2016[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.8 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
492 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
190 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
268 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 501[32] 173[32] 231[32] 2.2[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 537[32] 190[32] 266[32] 2.0[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2023 518[32] 193[32] 294[32] 1.8[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2022 452[32] 195[32] 300[32] 1.5[32] 0.7[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1450[1]
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://www.mascallsacademy.org.uk[1]
District
Tunbridge Wells[33]
Postcode
TN12 6LT[1]
URN
136847[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1238 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
4.4% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
15.9% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
1.6% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
25.7% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
89.6%[35]
Mixed
3.7%[35]
Asian
2%[35]
Black
1.2%[35]
Any other ethnic group
0.4%[35]
Unclassified
3%[35]

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.

Sources

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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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