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Leigh Stationers' Academy, London

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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
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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.

All 33 schools in Leigh Academies Trust

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

Likely (~535m)Possible (~764m)Unlikely (~993m)

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 GIAS
Head:Mr Kevin Watson
Pupils:1,764
LA:Greenwich
Phone:02088507678
Address:145 Bexley Road, Eltham, London, SE9 2PT
Trust:LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST (33 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 17 January 2023View full report
URN:141309
UKPRN:10047139
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Eltham and Chislehurst
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

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

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-53.161.9%
Disadvantaged(52)-39.630.8%
Not known to be disadvantaged(218)-56.469.3%
Boys(163)-52.162%
Girls(107)-54.761.7%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(29)-62.072.4%
Non mobile(254)-53.463.4%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language528
Mathematics528
English Literature528
Combined Science462
Geography310
Business Studies254
History214
Spanish204
Art and Design118
Sports Studies100
Food Preparation and Nutrition82
Health Studies80
Computer Science76
Design and Technology70
Physics66
Biology66
Chemistry66
Physical Education62
Religious Studies52
Multimedia42

+ 8 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 265 students

Continued education92%
Further education27%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment3%

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?

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Keep up with Leigh Stationers' Academy

Getting There

Train Stations

Falconwood Station (Entrance)
769m · 12 min walk
Falconwood Rail Station
796m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

Leigh Stationers' Academy (Stop AJ)
59m · 1 min walk
Stationers' Crown Woods Academy (Stop AD)
154m · 3 min walk
Bexley Road / Reinickendorf Avenue (Stop AE)
171m · 3 min walk
Avery Hill / Riefield Road (Stop AW)
203m · 3 min walk
Riefield Road / Leigh Stationers' Academy (->S)
268m · 4 min walk

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.

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Your chances of a place at Leigh Stationers' Academy

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  • How many families in Greenwich got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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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

Medium pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:20,594

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Greenwich council

Low demand council-wide1.06 applications per place

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)

17 January 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormGood
20 June 2017
8 December 2009
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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.

SEN Unit
Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder80
Specific Learning Difficulty64
Moderate Learning Difficulty64
Speech, Language & Communication47
Social, Emotional & Mental Health46
Other12
Physical Disability7
Multi-Sensory Impairment4
Hearing Impairment3
Severe Learning Difficulty2
Visual Impairment2
Profound & Multiple LD1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
65.6%
Asian
4.1%
Black
6.3%
Mixed
11.5%
Chinese
0.7%
Other
1.6%
Unclassified
2.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.8%
English as Additional Language9.2%

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

Deprivation£980,059
EAL funding£44,802
Lump sum£171,859

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.1%

Overall absence

15.8%

Persistent absence

1,484

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)15.8%
Severe (50%+)2.9%

Absence trend

5.2%
18/19
5.9%
20/21
8.6%
21/22
8.3%
22/23
7.8%
23/24
6.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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)

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