Leigh Academy Longfield
Main Road, Longfield, DA3 7PH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Dr Felix Donkor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 992
- URN
- 135630
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474700700
About this school
Leigh Academy Longfield is a secondary academy in Longfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 992 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Longfield, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 154 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.8 | 39.1 | 40.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.52 -0.74 to -0.29 | -0.38 -0.61 to -0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 31.8% | 26.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 52.6% | 54.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 91.6% | 87.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leigh Academy Longfield has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.8 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.1 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.2 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,035 |
| 2023/24 | 998 |
| 2024/25 | 980 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Longfield compares
Leigh Academy Longfield ranked 60th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.2 | 8.3% | 29.9% | 992 | — |
| Northfleet School for Girls | 43 | 8.3% | 38.2% | 1,312 | 2.7 miles |
| Meopham School | 39.9 | 10.8% | 20.7% | 905 | 3.0 miles |
| Northfleet Technology College | 35.7 | 8.6% | 38.1% | 974 | 3.0 miles |
| Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet | 42.5 | 7.8% | 37.6% | 788 | 3.1 miles |
| Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend | 64.3 | 5.4% | 15.1% | 1,398 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.91%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 25.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfleet School for Girls2.7 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Meopham School3.0 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Northfleet Technology College3.0 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet3.1 miles
Secondary · Swanscombe
-
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend3.6 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
Other schools in Longfield
- Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Leigh Academy Hartley Primary
- New Ash Green Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield Primary
- Leigh Academy Milestone Academies
- Rowhill School Special schools
- Steephill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Leigh Academy Longfield teach?
- Leigh Academy Longfield teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Longfield.
- Who is the principal of Leigh Academy Longfield?
- The principal of Leigh Academy Longfield is Dr Felix Donkor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leigh Academy Longfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Longfield, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Leigh Academy Longfield?
- Leigh Academy Longfield has 992 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Leigh Academy Longfield full?
- Leigh Academy Longfield has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 992 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leigh Academy Longfield a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Longfield has no designated religious character.
- Is Leigh Academy Longfield a selective school?
- No. Leigh Academy Longfield is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Leigh Academy Longfield part of an academy trust?
- Leigh Academy Longfield is part of LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Leigh Academy Longfield have?
- The schools register lists Leigh Academy Longfield's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Leigh Academy Longfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.8 in 2022/23 and 40.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leigh Academy Longfield compare with other schools in Kent?
- Leigh Academy Longfield ranked 60th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leigh Academy Longfield's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Longfield's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Longfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Longfield's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.