Leigh Academy Wilmington
Common Lane, Wilmington, DA2 7DR
1,386 pupils · 99% of 1,400 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
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 4 May 2023, published 26 June 2023. 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 | 45.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 83.3% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.47 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 221 | 324 | 1,146 | 221 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 223 | 324 | 1,146 | 223 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 230 | 359 | 1,258 | 230 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 239 | 287 | 1,028 | 239 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 231 | 291 | 910 | 231 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 236 | 160 | 1,016 | 236 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 237 | 201 | 904 | 237 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 236 | 202 | 944 | 236 |
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
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls 0.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Dartford Science & Technology College 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls 1.9 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- Dartford Grammar School 2.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy 3.1 km · Good (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.