Leigh Academy Halley is a vibrant and exciting place of opportunity. Guided by our inclusive values of Respect, Achievement, Collaboration, Integrity and Resilience, we have high expectations in all aspects of daily life at our academy. With its sister school, Leigh Stationers’ Academy and Leigh Academy Blackheath, Leigh Academy Halley is a proud partner in the South East London Cluster of Leigh Academies Trust.
Your child’s success and happiness are our number one priority. We are a caring community where everyone feels safe, valued and empowered to explore, experience and achieve. Our vision is to shape proud, articulate, confident, independent learners equipped to take their place in wider society.
Year 7 Admissions Process 2027
There are 180 places available in Year 7 at Leigh Academy Halley for September 2027. To apply for a place at Leigh Academy Halley, you must apply through your home Local Authority.
APPLY FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE
All students applying to Leigh Academy Halley will be invited to sit a fair banding test to ensure that children across the full ability range are admitted. It is not possible to pass or fail the test, but those not sitting the test at all will only be prioritised after those children who have sat the test. In order to be invited to the test, in addition to the local authority application form, an online supplementary form must be completed and submitted to us – if you do not have access to the internet a paper copy can be returned directly to the academy. This must be done by the closing date of 31st October 2026.
Key Dates for September 2027 Admissions
- Open Evening
Thursday 24th September 2026 – 5pm-7.30pm
Principal’s Talk at: 5.30pm - Open Mornings
Tuesday 29th September, Thursday 1st October and Friday 2nd October 9:30am-10.30am
- Fair Banding Test:
Wednesday 14th October 2026Wednesday 4th November 2026Wednesday 11th November 2026
National Offer Day – Monday 1st March 2027
Consideration of Applications and Fair Banding Test
Fair Banding Tests will be held at one of the Leigh Academies Trust Schools in the South East London Cluster. Parents and Carers will be notified of the venue and time of their child’s test via post, email or phone.
The Fair Banding Test is a non verbal reasoning paper and free resources can be downloaded via the GL Assessment website linked below.
In-Year Admissions
Applicants applying for a place at Leigh Academy Halley need to apply direct to the Academy.
The process regarding children admitted via Fair Access Panel will be in line with Greenwich Local Authority’s published arrangements.
Sixth Form
Sixth Form is an inclusive community to which the Academy welcomes applications from students from any background looking to study in a supportive and caring environment.
All potential applicants are invited to attend an Open Evening on Thursday 20th November 2025. An application form should be completed and submitted to the academy by February 2026. Applicants will be invited to discuss their curriculum choices with a senior member of staff to establish whether a suitable programme of study course is available to them. This discussion does not form part of the decision-making process on whether to offer a place.
An offer will be made on the condition that the applicant achieves the examination grades required for enrolment onto each of the courses which they have chosen (these can be found within the Sixth Form Prospectus). Applicants with conditional offers will be invited to attend an orientation day in the summer term. Where applicants have achieved the required grades enrolment will take place in August following publication of the GCSE results.
Application forms will be available at the open evenings or can be downloaded below. Students who wish to apply for Leigh Academy Halley Sixth Form should apply to the Academy directly.
Appeal Dates & Information Academic year 2026/2027
If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, you are entitled to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code, the admission authority and all appeal panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online. Online appeals have the advantage of being heard from your home or place of work. No longer do you have to travel to a hearing.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form.
For 6th form appeals an Appeal form can be downloaded on this link
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form (photos of your child will not be accepted). You MUST state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you give the grounds of your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but a separate form must be completed for each school you wish to appeal for. If you are appealing for more than one child, a separate form must be completed for each child and use a different email address.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email : clerk@educationappeals.com
Information and a timetable for Summer Transfer appeals will appear on this website before 28 February 2027.
Timetable for appeals for in-term applications is as follows:
Last day for lodging appeal forms
20 School days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place.
Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel
This will be EMAILED at least 10 school days before the hearing unless you have opted on the appeal form for a shorter notice period.
All in-year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged.
Closing date for any additional supporting evidence
Up to 12 noon on FIVE school days before your hearing you can upload additional documents to your online appeal folder. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account.
Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel
Due to the high number of appeals, an email is sent a few working days after your hearing with the decision of the panel. This is followed up around 20 school days later with a further emailed letter outlining the panels’ reasons.
Timetable for appeals for the 6th form is as follows:
Last day for lodging appeal forms
31 August 2026. For 6th form appeals only, the appeal form can be completed by a student or parent.
An Appeal form can be downloaded on this link
Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel
In order to facilitate a hearing as soon as possible, an email will be sent at very short notice. However, if a student or parent wishes to have 10 school days notice, this needs to be indicated on the appeal form.
Date(s) of hearings
Late August/September 2026.
For matters relating to Admissions please contact us via admissions@halley.latrust.org.uk