SCHOOL PROFILE

Leigh Academy Blackheath: data, trends and context

Leigh Academy Blackheath is a secondary school in Greenwich. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
145895
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Free schools
Status
Open
Local authority
Greenwich
Region
London
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
SE3 8SY
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,060
FSM eligible
25.8%
EAL / First language other than English
17.0%
SEND (total)
22.2%
SEN Support
18.6%
EHCP
3.6%
White British
36.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
94.0%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Severe absence
2.2%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
GreenwichLocal authority92.4%7.6%3.8%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
7.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
5.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
55.0
English & maths grade 5+
60.5%
English & maths grade 4+
79.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Leigh Academy Blackheath against 25 similar schools

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Leigh Academy Blackheath is a secondary school in Greenwich. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.