Leigh Academy Wilmington, Wilmington

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 3pm and an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Leigh Academy Wilmington averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.23: pupils made above 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 38.3, against 46.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.6 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 324 families put Leigh Academy Wilmington as their first choice and 1146 named it as one of their preferences, for 221 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 122 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Leigh Academy Wilmington are Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (under 0.1 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67.6); Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (0.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 65.3); Dartford Science & Technology College (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.1); and Dartford Grammar School for Girls (1.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 77.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Leigh Academy Wilmington.

Leigh Academy Wilmington 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.

Of the 230 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 81 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 2% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (73%), Black (8%) and Mixed (6%).

Leigh Academy Wilmington has a resourced provision for autism: 17 places, 17 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Crayford Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wilmington Academy (outside), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 59 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Leigh Academy Wilmington issued 103 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Leigh Academy Wilmington are Wilmington Primary School (0.2 miles), Joydens Wood Infant School (0.7 miles), Joydens Wood Junior School (0.7 miles) and Maypole Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.