Beaumont Leys SchoolBabington Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
Beaumont Leys School and Babington Academy are secondary schools in Leicester.
Beaumont Leys School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Babington Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Beaumont Leys School is ahead on our composite score.
Beaumont Leys School was judged exceptional and Babington Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Beaumont Leys School and 38.0 for Babington Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Beaumont Leys School (46.0 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Babington Academy (40.2 in 2021-22, 38.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterBeaumont Leys School | LeicesterBabington Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 20 in Leicester Stronger figure | 18th of 20 in Leicester | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,068 | 1,346 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,380 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE4 0FL | Leicester, LE4 0SZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 Stronger figure | 38.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.9% Stronger figure | 30.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.5% Stronger figure | 51.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.8% Stronger figure | 11.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 Stronger figure | 3.13 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 208 | 270 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,068 | 1,346 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.7% | 47.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.1% | 49.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.8% | 16.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 11.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.3% Stronger figure | 30.3% | 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
GCSE Progress 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.
Beaumont Leys School
Babington Academy
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