Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Leigh Academy Halley

Corelli Road, Greenwich, SE3 8EP

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 21 June 2022). Last inspected 11 November 2025.

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952
Pupils
38.2%
Free school meals
1 March 2018
Opened

About this school

Leigh Academy Halley is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Greenwich. The school has 952 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 21 June 2022). Last inspected 11 November 2025. The Headteacher is Ben Russell. The school is administered by Greenwich local authority. It belongs to LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 March 2018.

School details

Head
Ben Russell
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority
Greenwich
Gender
Mixed
URN
145315

International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11–16) IB CP (Ages 16–19)
IBO code
060861
IB since
18 July 2019
IB region
Africa, Europe, Middle East
Country
United Kingdom

Admissions

Applications for places at Leigh Academy Halley are handled by the school or the local authority (Greenwich). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

48.4
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.09
Progress 8 · 2023-24
44%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
66%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.72
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
81%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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