Leigh Academy Bexley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 149898
- Address
- Avenue Road, DA8 3BN
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1042 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.4%
- Persistent absence
- n/a
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.3%
White British 59.9%
African 8.2%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 5.7%
Indian 4.6%
Unclassified 4.6%
Gypsy/Roma 2.8%
Other Asian 2.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.95
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 43%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 55%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.7
Local authority average 50.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.83
Local authority average 4.5
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 135 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
| English Language | GCSE | 262 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 261 |
| French | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Leigh Academy Bexley
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 84 76 |
| Year 8 | 178 81 97 |
| Year 9 | 201 118 83 |
| Year 10 | 167 80 87 |
| Year 11 | 268 139 129 |
| Year 12 | 24 11 13 |
| Year 13 | 44 26 18 |