OFSTED
21 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
Medway
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,555
1,555 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
108
6.9% of pupils
Male pupils
1,447
93.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.1 pts
below England
School
13.2%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
39.2%
610
African
21.7%
338
Indian
9.5%
148
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
75
Any other White background
4.8%
75
Bangladeshi
3.4%
53
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.5%
116 of
1,555 pupils
13.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
69.5
30.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.90 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.56 pts
lower than
England
School
3.65%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.85 pts
lower than
England
School
4.97%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
0.37%
Medway
2.36%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
121.5%
29.2 pts
above England
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
121.5%
Medway
97.6%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.