Leigh Academy Bexley
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bexley
Avenue Road, Erith, DA8 3BN
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 04/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
33.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
873
Capacity used
Has space43%
2,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
123 of 123 families who put it first got an offer
197
Places offered
372
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 123 | 123 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 90 | 21 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 63 | 9 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 96 | 6 | ● 6% |
| Total | 372 | 159 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Bexley lets families list 6 preferences. 31 applications came from outside the council area (9 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Dixon
- Address
- Avenue Road, Erith, DA8 3BN
- Phone
- 01322348231
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Ward / constituency
- Northumberland Heath · Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149898
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
873 pupils · 2,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Expected standard - 22
04 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 891 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.95 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 19.38 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 3.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.96 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 158 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.44 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| A-level students | 8 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 157 | 7% | 34% | 52% | |
| English Language | 157 | 10% | 33% | 50% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 10% | 25% | 41% | |
| English Literature | 155 | 12% | 38% | 54% | |
| Geography | 77 | 5% | 25% | 34% | |
| History | 76 | 8% | 26% | 37% | |
| Statistics | 52 | 0% | 37% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 36 | 3% | 33% | 67% | |
| Social Studies | 27 | 11% | 37% | 44% | |
| Physical Education | 25 | 12% | 32% | 48% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 17% | 43% | 65% | |
| Punjabi | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bexley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.