Leigh Academy Blackheath
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Unique reference
- 145895
- Address
- Old Dover Road, Blackheath, SE3 8SY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 895 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.1%
- Girls
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 39.8%
Mixed 14.7%
Other White 13.1%
African 12%
Unclassified 7.4%
Caribbean 3.4%
Other Asian 2.7%
Indian 2.6%
Other 1.5%
Chinese 1.1%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Black 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.58
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 5 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
Biology | GCSE | 58 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 55 |
English Language | GCSE | 179 |
English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
French | GCSE | 1 |
Geography | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Leigh Academy Blackheath
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 336
- 2nd preference
- 303
- 3rd preference
- 188
- From another Local Authority
- 184
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 181 105 76 |
Year 8 | 178 101 77 |
Year 9 | 180 105 75 |
Year 10 | 178 105 73 |
Year 11 | 178 86 92 |
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