Beaumont Leys School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Leicester
Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
24.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,062
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
187 of 210 families who put it first got an offer
222
Places offered
431
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 210 | 187 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 126 | 21 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 14 | ● 20% |
| 4th preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 431 | 222 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dawn Parkinson
- Address
- Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL
- Phone
- 01162344480
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Beaumont Leys · Leicester West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 120281
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,062 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 20
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,112 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 208 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 211 | 17% | 44% | 65% | |
| English Language | 207 | 11% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 205 | 9% | 50% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 180 | 24% | 53% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 6% | 37% | 58% | |
| Geography | 114 | 15% | 41% | 56% | |
| History | 60 | 23% | 50% | 60% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 45 | 9% | 36% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 41 | 17% | 46% | 63% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 5% | 31% | 64% | |
| Biology | 33 | 39% | 70% | 85% | |
| French | 31 | 26% | 65% | 87% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.