Leigh Academy Rainham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 148577
- Address
- Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, ME8 8GS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 631 (36% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.4%
- Girls
- 43.6%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 77.7%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 5.4%
Unclassified 3.3%
African 2.5%
Indian 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Admissions
Leigh Academy Rainham
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 234
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 99
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 27
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 124 84 |
| Year 8 | 180 93 87 |
| Year 9 | 243 139 104 |