Leigh Academy Bexley
Academy sponsor led in Erith, Bexley.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 873 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 2050 |
| Free school meals | 42.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Bexley |
| Address | Avenue Road, Erith, Kent, DA8 3BN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | leighacademybexley.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01322348231 |
| URN | 149898 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 1 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 May 2022, published 19 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (King Henry School, URN 146378).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- Lift Bexleyheath (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- St Catherine's Catholic School (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- Townley Grammar School (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- Beths Grammar School (secondary school, about 3.3 km)
- Harris Garrard Academy (all-through school, about 3.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.