Leigh Stationers' Academy, London
Leigh Stationers' Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in London, part of Leigh Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 101st-highest of the 266 schools in London with published results, and 634th of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.7 first-choice applications for every place. It was 95% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- 1.7 first choices per place
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Greenwich (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Leigh Stationers' Academy in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Leigh Stationers' Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Greenwich and 47 across England.
62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Greenwich and 47% in England.
That is in line with 2025, when the score was 52.7.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.33: 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 39.6, against 56.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.
Getting a place at Leigh Stationers' Academy
For September 2026 entry, 417 families put Leigh Stationers' Academy as their first choice and 1248 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 222 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Leigh Stationers' Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Leigh Stationers' Academy are Harris Academy Falconwood (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.7); St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 59.6); Eltham Hill School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); and Bexley Grammar School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 72.6).
Leigh Stationers' Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Harris Academy FalconwoodSt Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive SchoolEltham Hill SchoolBexley Grammar School
The trust
Leigh Stationers' Academy 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.
Where pupils go next
Of the 265 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Of the 125 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Who goes there
15.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Mixed (12%) and Black (6%).
Leigh Stationers' Academy has a resourced provision (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (25 places, 18 pupils on roll) for visual impairment and moderate learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Falconwood Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leigh Stationers' Academy, 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Leigh Stationers' Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 161 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Greenwich (458).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Leigh Stationers' Academy issued 40 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Leigh Stationers' Academy are Alderwood Primary School (0.5 miles), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles) and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Alderwood Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBishop Ridley Church of England Primary SchoolOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Sixth form.
At a Glance
15.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Vision, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.12 to -0.33 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 50.4 to 53.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 58% to 62% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 53.1 | 61.9% |
| Disadvantaged(52) | - | 39.6 | 30.8% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(218) | - | 56.4 | 69.3% |
| Boys(163) | - | 52.1 | 62% |
| Girls(107) | - | 54.7 | 61.7% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(29) | - | 62.0 | 72.4% |
| Non mobile(254) | - | 53.4 | 63.4% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 8 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 265 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
0.12%
Exclusion rate
40
Suspensions
2.34%
Suspension rate
26 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,712 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Leigh Stationers' Academy
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Leigh Stationers' Academy is in Greenwich; for families living there:
Apply to Greenwich for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 21 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Greenwich is 52 (the median across 108 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
1,709 pupils
1,800 places
91 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Greenwich council
Places available
2,893
Applications
3,054
Got 1st preference
60.2%
Got preferred school
88.2%
All secondary applications across Greenwich council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.7 first choices per place
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
259
SEN Support
80
EHC Plans
19.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Leigh Stationers' Academy has a resourced provision (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (25 places, 18 pupils on roll) for visual impairment and moderate learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,764
Total Pupils
1,060
Boys
704
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
99
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£60,331
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,480
Per pupil
£12953k
Total funding
£315k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
15.8%
Persistent absence
1,484
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Leigh Stationers' Academy
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Questions parents ask about Leigh Stationers' Academy
What are GCSE results like at Leigh Stationers' Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Leigh Stationers' Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 53.1. 62% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Leigh Stationers' Academy's Ofsted rating?
Leigh Stationers' Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Leigh Stationers' Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Leigh Stationers' Academy is oversubscribed, Greenwich allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Leigh Stationers' Academy?
Leigh Stationers' Academy was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Leigh Stationers' Academy?
Classes at Leigh Stationers' Academy average 23.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Leigh Stationers' Academy?
Leigh Stationers' Academy has around 1764 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Leigh Stationers' Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Leigh Stationers' Academy has a resourced provision (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (25 places, 18 pupils on roll) for visual impairment and moderate learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at Leigh Stationers' Academy?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Leigh Stationers' Academy in 2024/25. 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Leigh Stationers' Academy?
Apply through Greenwich's coordinated admissions process, naming Leigh Stationers' Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Leigh Stationers' Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 21 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Greenwich is 52 (the median across 108 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Leigh Stationers' Academy?
Leigh Stationers' Academy is at 145 Bexley Road, Eltham, London, SE9 2PT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)