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Leigh Academy Bexley
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Avenue Road, Erith DA8 3BN · leighacademybexley.org.uk · 01322 348231
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 873
- 43% of 2,050 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.3%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 170 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 84% 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 | 170 | 170 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 197 | 123 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 156 | 90 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 155 | 89 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 220 | 163 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.4, and 26.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼3.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.96 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 146378)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.4 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 9.8 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 44.4 | +0.3 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 students | C (29.4) | Average +0.01 | |
| 8 students | C (29.4) | Average +0.01 | |
| 19 students | Merit (24.1) | Average -0.13 | |
| 6 students | Pass+ (18.3) | Average -0.70 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 | D (19.4) | -0.55 |
| 2018/19 | 54 | D (18.8) | -0.83 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38.6 | +6.8 |
| Other education | 6.9 | +5.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.4 | +6.9 |
| Employment | 29.5 | −11.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | −5.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | −2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Leigh Academy Bexley on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 146378), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 146378)