Community school · Leicester

Beaumont Leys School

11–16Ages
1,062Pupils
SecondaryPhase
120281URN

Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Leicester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester

350 applications for 192 places · 14th of 21 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.3of 90

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

7th of 21 in Leicester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Inspection history

7 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Leicester median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

350 applications · 192 places offered · 143 named it first

2026 1.8; Leicester median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Leicester median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Leicester median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Leicester median median 2.0
2022 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Leicester median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Leicester median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 2.1; Leicester median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Leicester median median 2.1
2014 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9

This school
Leicester median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	192	350	1.8	143	0.74
Sep 2025	222	431	1.9	210	0.95
Sep 2024	219	374	1.7	174	0.79
Sep 2023	216	412	1.9	197	0.91
Sep 2022	210	389	1.9	180	0.86
Sep 2021	210	464	2.2	207	0.99
Sep 2020	222	433	2.0	204	0.92
Sep 2019	222	416	1.9	187	0.84
Sep 2018	222	460	2.1	244	1.10
Sep 2017	225	362	1.6	193	0.86
Sep 2016	222	457	2.1	228	1.03
Sep 2015	210	444	2.1	216	1.03
Sep 2014	208	385	1.9	258	1.24

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

198 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.37th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%13th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Leicester 67% England 66%

This school
Leicester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	198	50.3	46%	70%	–
2024/25	208	45.2	39%	64%	–
2023/24	212	44.6	37%	63%	−0.13
2022/23	216	44.1	36%	57%	+0.01

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beaumont Leys SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Babington Academy
0.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Brook Mead Academy
1.3 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
The Herewoode Academy
1.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Castle Mead Academy
2.3 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
The Martin High School Anstey
3.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Rushey Mead Academy
3.5 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Fullhurst Community College
3.6 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 120281 · 856/4242
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,062 on roll
Free school meals: 33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources