Academy converter · Leicester

Babington Academy

11–16Ages
1,339Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143247URN

Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0SZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.9 below Leicester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester

276 applications for 212 places · 18th of 21 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.1of 90

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

20th of 21 in Leicester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Leicester median (2.2) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

276 applications · 212 places offered · 180 named it first

2026 1.3; Leicester median median 2.2
2025 1.3; Leicester median median 2.1
2024 1.4; Leicester median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Leicester median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Leicester median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.7; Leicester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Leicester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Babington Community College (URN 120294), the previous school.

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	212	276	1.3	180	0.85
Sep 2025	238	298	1.3	187	0.79
Sep 2024	233	330	1.4	198	0.85
Sep 2023	234	337	1.4	208	0.89
Sep 2022	269	407	1.5	248	0.92
Sep 2021	270	420	1.6	238	0.88
Sep 2020	270	503	1.9	240	0.89
Sep 2019	278	446	1.6	255	0.92
Sep 2018	277	413	1.5	225	0.81
Sep 2017	220	343	1.6	198	0.90
Sep 2016 *	201	342	1.7	155	0.77
Sep 2015 *	180	279	1.6	116	0.64
Sep 2014 *	148	191	1.3	84	0.57

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

262 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.120th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%20th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Leicester 67% England 66%

This school
Leicester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.80

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	262	36.1	27%	50%	–
2024/25	270	38.0	31%	52%	–
2023/24	264	33.9	23%	44%	−0.80
2022/23	264	37.1	25%	43%	−0.53

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

Babington AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Beaumont Leys School
0.7 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Brook Mead Academy
1.9 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

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

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
The Martin High School Anstey
2.9 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Castle Mead Academy
2.9 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Rushey Mead Academy
3.3 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Soar Valley College
3.6 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 49.6Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143247 · 856/4270
Trust: Learning Without Limits Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,380 pupils · 1,339 on roll
Free school meals: 49.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Babington Community College (URN 120294)
Address: Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0SZ
Local authority: Leicester

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