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
- leighacademybexley.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 888 (50% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.1%
- Persistent absence
- 32.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.2%
White British 55.9%
African 9.8%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 7.2%
Indian 5.2%
Unclassified 5%
Gypsy/Roma 2.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other 1.2%
Other Black 1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.4
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.96
Local authority average 4.51
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 88 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
Admissions
Leigh Academy Bexley
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 197
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 159 92 67 |
| Year 8 | 159 84 75 |
| Year 9 | 173 79 94 |
| Year 10 | 184 113 71 |
| Year 11 | 154 74 80 |
| Year 12 | 37 16 21 |
| Year 13 | 22 11 11 |