Babington Academy

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Strasbourg Drive
Beaumont Leys
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 0SZ
Phone 01162221616
Reference Number 143247

Description

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Babington Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Beaumont Leys, Leicester, with postal code LE4 0SZ and academy status. Catering to students aged 11–16, the school boasts a larger-than-average student body, having an enrollment of 1,273 students as of 2020. With capacity for 1,050 students, the institution aims to provide a high-quality education while also being part of the Learning without Limits Academy Trust.

Established as Babington Community College, the school made the transition to academy status on October 1st, 2016. In an effort to enhance facilities, Babington Academy relocated to a new building on the same site in September 2014.

Notable alumni include fashion consultant, author, and television presenter Gok Wan, who attended the school during its time as Babington Community College.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1344
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.79%
Girls: 48.21%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 270
8 270
9 266
10 270
11 268

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-25
Date Description Report
2023-03-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2016-10-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Babington Community College
2015-01-27 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2013-03-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-10-05 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-11-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-05-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-11-25 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
37 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 25% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 38% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.53 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 70 6
Third Preference 43 3
From another Local Authority 4 2

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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