Leigh Academy Blackheath | School performance

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

927.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,035

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

927.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,035

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

927.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,035

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 13/12/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityGreenwich

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1

Admissions—

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh Academy Blackheath · Secondary with sixth form · Greenwich

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

79%

-3pp

82%74%66%

'23'24'25

'25 · 79%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

60%

-9pp

70%60%50%

'23'24'25

'25 · 61%

Attainment 8

55.0

+1.0

55.051.347.6

'23'24'25

'25 · 55.0

EBacc entry

88%

-3pp

92%89%87%

'23'24'25

'25 · 88%

EBacc APS

927.2

+4.7

927.2870.8814.5

'23'24'25

'25 · 927.2

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,035

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

29%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Old Dover Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 8SY

Local authority

Greenwich

Website

https://leighacademyblackheath.org.uk/

Telephone

02081040888

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	79%	60%	55.0	Not applicable	88%	927.2	88%	1,035
2023/24	82%	70%	54.0	+0.22	92%	922.5	92%	959
2022/23	66%	50%	47.6	-0.23	87%	814.5	87%	895
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	718
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	175
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	58

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,035	20.3	22%	17%	29%	6%	14%
2023/24	959	20.0	23%	16%	25%	7%	18%
2022/23	895	30.2	12%	17%	26%	8%	20%
2021/22	718	19.0	11%	18%	27%	8%	26%
2020/21	536	23.3	14%	16%	26%	—	—
2018/19	175	—	17%	25%	36%	4%	10%