Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Gurjit Kaur Shergill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 780
- Pupils on roll
- 788
- URN
- 137581
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322242252
About this school
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet is a secondary academy in Swanscombe. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 788 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet, 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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 131 | 138 | 136 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 44.8 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 -0.49 to +0.04 | -0.13 -0.39 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 34.1% | 31.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 58.7% | 55.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 42.8% | 50.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 4.0 | 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 Ebbsfleet 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 | 40.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 766 |
| 2023/24 | 826 |
| 2024/25 | 826 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet compares
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet ranked 48th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.5 | 7.8% | 37.6% | 788 | — |
| Northfleet Technology College | 35.7 | 8.6% | 38.1% | 974 | 1.5 miles |
| Northfleet School for Girls | 43 | 8.3% | 38.2% | 1,312 | 1.5 miles |
| Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend | 64.3 | 5.4% | 15.1% | 1,398 | 2.0 miles |
| Thames Park Secondary School | 46.4 | 8.5% | 31.4% | 808 | 2.3 miles |
| Stone Lodge School | 37.6 | 10.1% | 31.7% | 1,139 | 2.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 December 2024
- 1 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.62%
- English as an additional language
- 21.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.84%
- Persistent absence
- 27.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfleet Technology College1.5 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Northfleet School for Girls1.5 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend2.0 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Thames Park Secondary School2.3 miles
Secondary · Grays
-
Stone Lodge School2.8 miles
Secondary · Dartford
Other schools in Swanscombe
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School Primary
- Manor Community Primary School Primary
- The Craylands School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet teach?
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Swanscombe.
- Who is the principal of Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet?
- The principal of Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet is Mrs Gurjit Kaur Shergill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet, 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 Ebbsfleet?
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet has 788 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet full?
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet has capacity for 780 pupils and 788 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Ebbsfleet a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet has no designated religious character.
- Is Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet a selective school?
- No. Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet part of an academy trust?
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet 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.
- How have Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.5 in 2022/23 and 42.5 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 Ebbsfleet compare with other schools in Kent?
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet ranked 48th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Ebbsfleet's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet'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.