OFSTED
12 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 May 2022
Graded inspection
Inadequate
Published
19 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bexley
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
873
873 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
404
46.3% of pupils
Male pupils
469
53.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.8 pts
above England
School
41.6%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.1 pts
below England
School
17.2%
Bexley
22.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.1 pts
above England
School
3.1%
Bexley
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
54.6%
477
African
10.5%
92
Any other White background
6.2%
54
Unclassified
5.7%
50
Indian
4.9%
43
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
28
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
25.7%
224 of
873 pupils
4.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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
35.4
3.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.95 · 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
10.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.99 pts
higher than
England
School
10.21%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.85 pts
higher than
England
School
33.67%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.81 pts
higher than
England
School
5.61%
Bexley
1.68%
London
1.67%
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
42.6%
49.7 pts
below England
Leigh Academy Bexley
42.6%
Bexley
91.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.