Leigh Academy Bexley

State-Funded School

leigh-academy-bexley-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Bexleyheath and CrayfordConstituency

DA8 3BNPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Leigh Academy Bexley is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Bexley, London.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 873 pupils. Leigh Academy Bexley is part of Leigh Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 26.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.96

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

873

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 873
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Leigh Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jul 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.