The Leigh offers a fresh and modern learning environment which specialises in Business and Enterprise, Sport and Technology. Students benefit from a huge range of innovative and exciting opportunities. It is an exciting place to work and learn, providing a truly unique education experience for every student. It seeks to break new ground in terms of curriculum innovation, teaching and achievement. We want our students to challenge themselves and achieve more than they thought possible. Our keywords are Excellence, Challenge, Partnerships and Consistency. The Leigh Academy, prior to becoming a founding academy within Leigh Academies Trust, was known as The Downs School and then The Leigh City Technology College (Leigh CTC)