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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 4.3% |
| African | 4.5% |
| Other White | 5.2% |
| Mixed | 7.2% |
| White British | 74.1% |
| 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 |