Leigh Academy Bexley
Avenue Road, Erith, DA8 3BN
873 pupils · 43% of 2,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 1 July 2026. 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 | 35.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 43.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 3.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 170 | 170 | 520 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 197 | 123 | 372 | 159 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 156 | 90 | 323 | 116 |
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
- Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere 1.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Lift Bexleyheath 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Catherine's Catholic School 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Townley Grammar School 3.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
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.