Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet, Swanscombe

In 2026, pupils at Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.8, against 50.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet as their first choice and 431 named it as one of their preferences, for 122 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet are Alkerden Church of England Academy (0.7 miles); Northfleet Technology College (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.7); Northfleet School for Girls (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.8); and Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 62.2).

Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet is one of 33 schools run by Leigh Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.4 in 2024/25.

108 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (88%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (69%).

Of the 138 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 44 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 18% into work.

36.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 117 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 14 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet had 36 teachers in 2026, one for every 23 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Ebbsfleet International Rail Station, about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ebbsfleet Academy (outside), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet issued 81 suspensions, 9.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet are Manor Community Primary School (0.1 miles), Ebbsfleet Green Primary School (0.4 miles), Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard (0.5 miles) and The Craylands School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.