Leigh Academy Rainham

State-Funded School

leigh-academy-rainham-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME8 8GSPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Leigh Academy Rainham is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 964 pupils. Leigh Academy Rainham is part of Leigh Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

964

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 964
IDACI quintile: 2 (More 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
24 Apr 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good

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.