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
14.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.7%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Leigh Academy Rainham

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
178
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
190
2nd preference
234
3rd preference
112
From another Local Authority
99
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
167
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
27
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
208
124
84
Year 8
180
93
87
Year 9
243
139
104
Year 2023-2024