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Leigh Academy Minster
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Minster Road, Sheerness ME12 3JQ · leighacademyminster.org.uk · 01795 358250
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Overview
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 28.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,005
- 87% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.2%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 223 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 86% 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 | 203 | 223 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 222 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 28.4, and 7.5% 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 D- (17.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | ▼28.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | ▼7.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | ▼25.4% | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | ▼32.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | ▼2.36 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 21 | D- (17.6) | Below average -0.56 |
| All academic | 21 | D- (17.6) | Below average -0.56 |
| Applied general | 46 | Merit+ (26.7) | Average -0.13 |
Ofsted
- Ofsted inspection
- No inspection available