Babington Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicester
Strasbourg Drive, Leicester, LE4 0SZ
48
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.8%
30.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,339
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,380 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
187 of 187 families who put it first got an offer
238
Places offered
298
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 187 | 187 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 56 | 13 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 3 | ● 8% |
| 4th preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 298 | 203 | 68% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Fiona Laywood
- Address
- Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0SZ
- Phone
- 01162221616
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Beaumont Leys · Leicester West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143247
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 47% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
1,339 pupils · 1,380 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,434 pupils
Attendance
88.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
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 | 33.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.80 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 270 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 269 | 8% | 41% | 58% | |
| Mathematics | 266 | 15% | 36% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 265 | 7% | 40% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 231 | 4% | 20% | 39% | |
| Religious Studies | 209 | 18% | 59% | 73% | |
| Geography | 115 | 7% | 37% | 56% | |
| Business | 105 | 1% | 21% | 38% | |
| History | 65 | 8% | 31% | 43% | |
| Computer Science | 59 | 14% | 49% | 58% | |
| French | 50 | 8% | 24% | 34% | |
| Social Studies | 45 | 29% | 62% | 78% | |
| Biology | 38 | 42% | 89% | 97% |
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.