Leigh Academy Marden
Academy converter primary school in Tonbridge (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Leigh Academy Marden, a thriving and growing community based school which is at the heart of the village community. We pride ourselves on delivering a broad and balanced curriculum, enriched through our after school clubs and co-curricular activities which are made accessible to all.
As an IB World School, our curriculum provision is enhanced further through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP). It is an aspirational high quality inquiry-led learning framework, where the National Curriculum is delivered through in-context experiences.
Through the PYP, children are encouraged to be risk-takers, life-long learners and global citizens. At Marden, we believe that every child deserves the right to a nurturing and caring community, where children feel safe and inspired to learn. We have a shared vision that is ambitious and promotes high expectations for all.
Collectively challenging ourselves and one another, showing both support and resilience to continuously improve and achieve, in learning and in life is part of our daily practice.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Spring Module 3
- Summer Module 5
- Sports Funding
- Train to Teach
- Times of the Academy Day
- Wraparound Care
- Upcoming Events
- External Support
- Venue Hire
- Cognitive Load Theory
Key facts
- URN
- 148116
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Theresa Davies Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jane Brown | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stephen Davis | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jane Tipple | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tom Moore | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Hill | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Georgina Rawling | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Nicky Harvey Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Mark Scholey Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Deborah Biggenden Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Joanne Douglas Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record