Beauchamp College

Beauchamp College has demonstrated strong overall performance in its first inspection as an academy. The school has been rated as good in overall effectiveness, with outstanding ratings in quality of education, personal development, and sixth-form provision. Students are engaged and feel safe, benefiting from a well-organized curriculum that supports diverse interests and academic growth. Although most aspects of the school are performing well, there are areas, particularly around behavior and the precise evaluation of provision by leaders, that require attention.

Strengths

• Strong curriculum that is ambitious and well-organized.
• Outstanding quality of education and personal development.
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge and provide effective feedback.
• Positive school culture encouraging respect and mutual support among pupils.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and community engagement opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' behavior is not yet outstanding; some students report issues with bullying.
• Governors lack precise information on the effectiveness of additional funding for disadvantaged pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Beauchamp College attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.5% of pupils at Beauchamp College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Beauchamp College had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 5.9% of pupils at Beauchamp College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Beauchamp College received £7,313 and spent £7,221 for each of its 2,234 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,416,000 (£1,529 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Lionheart Educational Trust, income was £7,656 and spending £7,419 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Beauchamp College is part of Lionheart Educational Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Brocks Hill Primary School Leicester
• Judgemeadow Community College Leicester
• Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Leicester
• Beauchamp City Sixth Form Leicester
• Riverside Community Primary School Birstall Leicester
• Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre Leicester
• The Cedars Academy Leicester
• Hallam Fields, Birstall Leicester
• The Martin High School Anstey Leicester
• Humphrey Perkins School Loughborough

What is Beauchamp College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beauchamp College is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Beauchamp College last inspected by Ofsted?

Beauchamp College was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Beauchamp College have?

Beauchamp College has 2,309 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beauchamp College cover?

Beauchamp College for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Beauchamp College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 55.9, and 65% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Beauchamp College?

Beauchamp College is at Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TP.