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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 5.2% |
| Other White | 7.2% |
| Mixed | 7.5% |
| African | 9.8% |
| White British | 55.9% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 4% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 27% |
| Local authority average | 54% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 35.4 |
| Local authority average | 50.6 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.96 |
| Local authority average | 4.51 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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 |