Leigh Academy Blackheath
Old Dover Road, London, SE3 8SY
1,060 pupils · 92% of 1,150 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 December 2022, published 7 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 60.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 88.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 170 | 333 | 1,214 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 170 | 362 | 1,289 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 172 | 389 | 1,316 | 172 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 173 | 336 | 1,119 | 173 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 299 | 1,053 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 176 | 253 | 1,018 | 176 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 179 | 274 | 1,008 | 179 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 178 | 149 | 695 | 178 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Leigh Academy Halley 1.2 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2025)
- The John Roan School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thomas Tallis School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ark Greenwich Free School 1.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Royal Greenwich Trust School 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Ursula's Convent School 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.