Leigh Academy Strood
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Rochester, Medway
Leigh Academy Strood is a secondary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Carnation Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2SX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 1,311 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Leigh Academy Strood.”
- “They speak passionately about the care and support they receive from staff.”
- “Pastoral leaders in each 'college' help pupils to feel a real sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “Many pupils join the school having had weak attendance in the past.”
- “While pupils' overall achievement in national tests does not reflect the improvements made to the delivery of the curriculum, leaders are taking effective action to address this.”
- “Attainment in national examinations at the end of key stage 4 and key stage 5 has historically been below the national average.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 199 first-preference applications, 246 offers in total, 199 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Maritime Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Rochester Grammar School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Thomas Aveling School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holcombe Grammar School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brompton Academy 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published