Lift BexleyheathLeigh Academy Bexley
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Bexleyheath and Leigh Academy Bexley are secondary schools.
Lift Bexleyheath scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Leigh Academy Bexley scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lift Bexleyheath is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Bexleyheath was judged the expected standard and Leigh Academy Bexley was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.1 for Lift Bexleyheath and 35.4 for Leigh Academy Bexley.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Bexleyheath (47.2 in 2021-22, 41.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BexleyheathLift Bexleyheath | ErithLeigh Academy Bexley | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 16 in Bexley Stronger figure | 13th of 16 in Bexley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,474 | 873 | |
| Capacity | 1,900 | 2,050 | |
| Location | Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA | Erith, DA8 3BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 Stronger figure | 35.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.2% Stronger figure | 26.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.5% Stronger figure | 43.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.1% Stronger figure | 3.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 Stronger figure | 2.96 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 179 | 158 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 44 | 8 | |
| A-level average points | 27.4 | 29.4 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,487 | 888 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.6% | 47.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 41.5% | 19.3% | |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 20.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.0% Stronger figure | 33.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lift Bexleyheath
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