Leigh Academy Strood
Carnation Road, Rochester, ME2 2SX
1,311 pupils · 87% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 December 2021, published 27 January 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 246 | 199 | 497 | 242 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 258 | 171 | 449 | 217 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 224 | 186 | 422 | 207 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 246 | 205 | 428 | 231 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 265 | 231 | 441 | 261 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 236 | 237 | 464 | 236 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 257 | 270 | 498 | 257 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 239 | 252 | 496 | 239 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Maritime Academy 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Rochester Grammar School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 3.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 3.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 4.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Thomas Aveling School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.