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Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Southfleet Road, Swanscombe DA10 0BZ · ebbsfleetacademy.org.uk · 01322 242252
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 788
- 8 over 780 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.6%
- First language not English
- 20.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 122 | 91 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 131 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 139 | 105 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 84 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 144 | 89 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.5, and 31.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.79 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.6 | +0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 2.2 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 34.8 | +1.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | — |
| Employment | 2.2 | −5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | −3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 students | C- (25.7) | Average -0.14 | |
| 34 students | C- (25.2) | Average -0.18 | |
| 18 students | Dist (34.6) | Above average +0.46 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 44 | D+ (24.8) | -0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 25 | D (19.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 14 | C- (26) | — |
| 2018/19 | 15 | E (11.6) | -1.41 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.3 | +8.5 |
| Other education | 2.2 | −10.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −8 |
| Employment | 18.2 | +11.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 20.5 | +14.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | −16.5 |
Ofsted
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Dec 2024 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 108
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (28%) with SEND