Babington AcademyBrook Mead Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
Babington Academy and Brook Mead Academy are secondary schools in Leicester.
Babington Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Brook Mead Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Brook Mead Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Babington Academy was judged Good and Brook Mead Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.1 for Babington Academy and 46.6 for Brook Mead Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Babington Academy (40.2 in 2021-22, 36.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterBabington Academy | LeicesterBrook Mead Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D44/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 20th of 21 in Leicester | 16th of 21 in Leicester Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,339 | 1,104 | |
| Capacity | 1,380 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE4 0SZ | Leicester, LE3 9BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.1 | 46.6 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.1% | 47.1% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.4% | 62.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 262 | 189 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,346 | 852 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 47.9% | 28.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 49.6% | 43.2% | |
| SEN support | 16.8% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.2% | 6.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.3% | 18.3% Stronger figure | 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
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.
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