Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
About the school
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 December 2024
- Published
- 20 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.5
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 31.60%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.90%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 50.70%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.79
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 25.65
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
826
Girls
47.70%
Boys
52.30%
SEN support
12.47%
Education, health and care plan
1.57%
English as an additional language
21.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
37.62%
Overall absence
7.84
Persistent absence
27.52
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
131
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
25
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
68%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
24%