Category Archives: Leigh Academies Trust

Leigh Academy Dartford has been named the top primary school in Kent in government league tables published this week out of 565 schools across the County. It has also been placed in the Top 1% of primaries nationally by the Sunday Times. Last year Ofsted confirmed that the academy is likely to be outstanding in […]

Boosting special school capacity across a MAT The CEO of Leigh Academies Trust explains how the trust has developed two models to boost its special school provision and better support pupils with SEND. Capacity within the special school estate has been an issue for many years, driven by increasing numbers of education, health and care […]

Despite growing interest in T levels from schools, numerous barriers still exist to more doing the same, as Dan Worth discovers In February, the Department for Education (DfE) released data on T-level providers that showed 153 schools – classed as academies, maintained schools or local authority sixth-form colleges – will offer the qualification from September 2024. […]

How trusts can support schools to adopt AI safely Executive teams have a responsibility to ensure their schools can benefit from new tools while minimising the risks Leigh Academies Trust (LAT) was using AI in many background systems before the launch of ChatGPT 3 in November 2022. When that event brought generative AI into greater […]

How our trust has launched a 3-year digital road map The CEO of 31-school Leigh Academies Trust talks about the creation of a digital road map to ensure that all of its schools benefit from innovative use of technology. Last month the government unveiled more digital guidance for schools that included the importance of having […]

At Horsmonden Primary Academy, we are part of a larger trust of schools, known as Leigh Academies Trust (LAT). Today, LAT received national recognition in the TES for its groundbreaking all-through IB curriculum. You can read the full article below.

Dear Parents Following our recent Ofsted Inspection, I am delighted to be able to share the final report, in which the first line states, ‘Pupils thrive at Horsmonden Primary Academy.’ The ethos of the school really shone through and Ofsted noted ‘A culture of personal growth permeates and supports all aspects of school life.’ This […]