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Leigh Academy Rainham

Secondary Free school in Gillingham ME8 8GS

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  • School Reference Number: 148577
  • Address: Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8GS
  • Headteacher: Mrs Alexandra Cramlington
  • Telephone: 01634 412440
  • Website: leighacademyrainham.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Leigh Academies Trust
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,150
  • Local Education Authority: Medway
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2021* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 27/02/2024

Rating published on 24/04/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
27 February 2024 25 April 2024 School inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number148577
Local Authority Code887
Local Authority NameMedway
Establishment Number4004
School / College NameLeigh Academy Rainham
Establishment Type Code35
Establishment typeFree schools
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2021
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code9
Boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,150
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils631
Number of Boys356
Number of Girls275
Percentage Free School Meals19.20
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3725
Academy trust or TrustLEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorLeigh Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10088768
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date24-01-2025
StreetOtterham Quay Lane
LocalityRainham
Address3
TownGillingham
County (name)Kent
PostcodeME8 8GS
Websitehttps://leighacademyrainham.org.uk/
Telephone01634412440
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameAlexandra
Headteacher/Principal last nameCramlington
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE06000035
DistrictMedway
Ward CodeE05014461
WardRainham North
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001246
Parliamentary ConstituencyGillingham and Rainham
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000035
Easting582774
Northing165824
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Medway 025
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Medway 025E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN44073878
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003338
LSOA CodeE01016102
Free School Meals121
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148577
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148577
LAESTAB8874004
School nameLeigh Academy Rainham
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFree School
School open date01/09/2021
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityMedway
Parliamentary constituencyGillingham and Rainham
Multi-academy trust UID3725
Multi-academy trust nameLeigh Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID3724
Academy sponsor nameLeigh Academies Trust
PostcodeME8 8GS
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils631
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10296541
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date27/02/2024
Publication date24/04/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection148577
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8874004
School name at time of latest graded inspectionLeigh Academy Rainham
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberN/A
Previous inspection start dateN/A
Previous publication dateN/A
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
Previous graded inspection overall effectivenessN/A
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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