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Leigh Academy Blackheath

Old Dover Road, Blackheath, Greenwich, SE3 8SY

Ofsted: Outstanding (graded inspection, 13 December 2022). Last inspected 13 December 2022.

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1,035
Pupils
26.7%
Free school meals
1 September 2018
Opened

About this school

Leigh Academy Blackheath is a Free schools serving secondary age pupils, located in Greenwich. The school has 1,035 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (graded inspection, 13 December 2022). Last inspected 13 December 2022. The Headteacher is Emma Smith. The school is administered by Greenwich local authority. It belongs to LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2018.

School details

Head
Emma Smith
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority
Greenwich
Gender
Mixed
URN
145895

International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11–16) IB DP (Ages 16–19) IB CP (Ages 16–19)
IBO code
061004
IB since
01 May 2021
IB region
Africa, Europe, Middle East
Country
United Kingdom

Admissions

Applications for places at Leigh Academy Blackheath 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)

55.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.22
Progress 8 · 2023-24
61%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
79%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.24
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
88%
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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