Leigh Academy Rainham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 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
- 793 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.7%
White British 74.1%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 5.2%
African 4.5%
Unclassified 4.3%
Indian 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Admissions
Leigh Academy Rainham
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 247
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 95
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 26
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 92 88 |
| Year 8 | 211 124 87 |
| Year 9 | 170 90 80 |
| Year 10 | 232 134 98 |