Secondary school in Sheerness, Kent
Leigh Academy Minster
Minster Road, Sheerness, ME12 3JQ
Ofsted
Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.
This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is in the bottom 10% of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the bottom quarter.
Progress 8 2023/24
No Progress 8 score published for this school.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
A levels 2024/25
- Average grade per entry
- D-
- Average points per entry
- 17.6
- A level students
- 21
England average 32.3
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1005
- Places
- 1150
- How full
- 87% full — 1005 of 1150 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 497 / 508
- Overall absence
- 13%
- Persistently absent
- 39%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 48%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Swale 004A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 16%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 27%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mathieu Stevens
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Queenborough and Halfway
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- URN
- 150935
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKC Sheppey SecondaryAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| VTC Independent SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 5.8 mi |
| Borden Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | 63.2 | 6.1 mi |
| The Sittingbourne SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 34.1 | 6.1 mi |
| Westlands SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 40.6 | 6.2 mi |
| Highsted Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 61.1 | 6.3 mi |
| Fulston Manor SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 35.3 | 6.3 mi |
| Shoeburyness High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 37.6 | 7.9 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded secondary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Girls' Academy East DulwichAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2023 | 54.3 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 33.2 |
| Bishop Barrington AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 39.4 |
| Walthamstow AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 49.2 |
| Harris Academy South NorwoodAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 48.2 |
| ClarionAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 44.8 |
| Marine Academy PlymouthAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 43.6 |
| Dixons Fazakerley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 33.4 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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