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Babington Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester LE4 0SZ · babington.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 222 1616
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicester 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,339
- 97% of 1,380 places
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 48.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 180 families put the school first and 212 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 212 | 180 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 238 | 187 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 198 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 208 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 248 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38, and 30.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicester it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38 | 46 | ||
| ▼30.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.13 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120294)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.3 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 34.8 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 29.2 | −9.3 |
| Other education | 0.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | +2.6 |
Ofsted
Babington Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 24
- 2% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied