Leigh Academy Halley
Corelli Road, London, SE3 8EP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Russell
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 987
- URN
- 145315
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088562828
About this school
Leigh Academy Halley is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 987 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 154 | 140 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 44.6 | 48.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.21 to +0.31 | +0.09 -0.16 to +0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 40.7% | 44.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 68.6% | 65.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 65% | 81.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
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 Halley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.4 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 876 |
| 2023/24 | 901 |
| 2024/25 | 952 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Halley compares
Leigh Academy Halley ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.4 | 6.6% | 42.9% | 987 | — |
| Ark Greenwich Free School | 68.2 | 5.2% | 40.1% | 615 | 0.5 miles |
| Thomas Tallis School | 45.6 | 10% | 35.1% | 2,092 | 0.7 miles |
| Leigh Academy Blackheath | 55 | 6% | 28.8% | 1,060 | 0.8 miles |
| Harris Academy Greenwich | 49.9 | 9.3% | 37.2% | 1,138 | 1.2 miles |
| Eltham Hill School | 52.3 | 6.5% | 25.8% | 1,350 | 1.3 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
-
Graded inspection report11 November 2025
- 21 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.86%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.56%
- Persistent absence
- 20.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Greenwich Free School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Thomas Tallis School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Leigh Academy Blackheath0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy Greenwich1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Eltham Hill School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Leigh Academy Halley ranks 151st of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leigh Academy Halley teach?
- Leigh Academy Halley teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Leigh Academy Halley?
- The headteacher of Leigh Academy Halley is Mr Ben Russell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leigh Academy Halley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Halley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Leigh Academy Halley?
- Leigh Academy Halley has 987 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Leigh Academy Halley full?
- Leigh Academy Halley has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 987 on roll (90%), 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 Halley a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Halley has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Leigh Academy Halley?
- Leigh Academy Halley 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 Halley have?
- The schools register lists Leigh Academy Halley'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 Halley's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 48.4 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 Halley rank locally?
- Leigh Academy Halley ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% 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 Halley's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Halley's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Halley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Halley'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 10 July 2026.