Leigh Academy Blackheath

Type Secondary / Free schools
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Old Dover Road
Blackheath
London
SE3 8SY
Phone 02081040888
Reference Number 145895

General Makeup

Number of pupils 959
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.14%
Girls: 42.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 106 76 182
8 104 76 180
9 101 79 180
10 101 75 176
11 103 75 178
12 33 30 63
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 41.6%
White, Other 13.5%
African 10.7%
Mixed, Other 6%
Unclassified 5.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3%
Caribbean 3%
White & Black (African) 2.8%
White & Asian 2.7%
Indian 2.7%
Asian, Other 2.5%
Chinese 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-02-08
Date Description Report
2022-12-13 School inspection: School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
53.6 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 68.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 77.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 316 11
Third Preference 247 9
From another Local Authority 218 5

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Rectory Field Crescent, Marlborough Lane, London, SE7 7DG
0.17 miles
Sherington Primary School
Wyndcliff Road, Charlton, Wyndcliff Road, London, SE7 7JP
0.26 miles
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School
16 Highcombe, Charlton, London, SE7 7HR
0.29 miles
Invicta Primary School
Invicta Road, Greenwich, London, SE3 7HE
0.37 miles
Charlton Manor Primary School
Indus Road, Charlton, London, SE7 7EF
0.37 miles
The Pointer School
19 Stratheden Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7TH
0.48 miles
Kidbrooke Park Primary School
202a Holburne Road, London, SE3 8JG
0.49 miles
Fossdene Primary School
Victoria Way, Charlton, London, SE7 7NQ
0.54 miles
Blackheath Prep
4 St German's Place, London, SE3 0NJ
0.61 miles
Wildwood Montessori School
10 Greta House, London, SE3 7PA
0.72 miles
Halstow Primary School
Halstow Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 0LD
0.81 miles
Thorntree Primary School
Thorntree Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8AE
0.91 miles
Pound Park Nursery School
Pound Park Road, London, SE7 8AF
0.91 miles
Brooklands Primary School
Medebourne Close, Casterbridge Road, London, SE3 9AB
0.97 miles
Heath House Preparatory School
37 Wemyss Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TG
1.05 miles
Wingfield Primary School
Ensign Street, London, SE3 9GJ
1.1 miles
Henwick Primary School
Henwick Road, Eltham, London, SE9 6NZ
1.17 miles
All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath
2 Blackheath Vale, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TX
1.18 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Commerell Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 9AN
1.2 miles
Robert Owen Nursery School
43 Commerell Street, London, SE10 0EA
1.22 miles
Name Distance
Greenwich Waldorf School
90 Mycenae Road, Woodlands, Greenwich, London, SE3 7SE
0.53 miles
Blackheath High School
0.56 miles
Leigh Academy Halley
Corelli Road, London, SE3 8EP
0.77 miles
The John Roan School
Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7QR
0.83 miles
Thomas Tallis School
Kidbrooke Park Road, London, SE3 9PX
0.83 miles
Charlton Park Academy
Charlton Park Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8HX
0.84 miles
Ark Greenwich Free School
403 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE18 4LH
1.1 miles
Royal Greenwich Trust School
765 Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London, SE7 8LJ
1.3 miles
St Ursula's Convent School
Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8HN
1.47 miles
St Matthew Academy
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1.49 miles
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College
Red Lion Lane, Shooters Hill, London, SE18 4LD
1.5 miles
Wize Up
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1.51 miles
Riverston School
63-69 Eltham Road, London, SE12 8UF
1.54 miles
Christ The King Sixth Form College
Belmont Grove, Lewisham, London, SE13 5GE
1.6 miles
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
Taunton Road, London, SE12 8PD
1.73 miles
George Green's School
100 Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3DW
1.74 miles
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School
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1.74 miles
Harris Academy Greenwich
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1.81 miles
Colfe's School
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1.84 miles
Oasis Academy Silvertown
303 North Woolwich Road, London, E16 2BB
1.91 miles
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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