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Beaumont Leys School

Community school · Leicester · LE4 0FL

Ages 11–16 · 1,062 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

44.6

Overall absence

8.9%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-07

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.13
−20+2
Attainment 844.6
English & maths grade 5+37%
English & maths grade 4+63%
EBacc entry15%

EBacc APS: 3.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.4%
Unauthorised3.6%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.1%
Enrolments in measure
1,123

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

174

Places offered

219

1st-preference offers

174

Total preferences (any rank)
374
Preferred offers (top 3)
200
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

1,062 pupils · 1,050 places

Pupils on roll
1,062
Boys / girls
525 / 537
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
1,062 / 1,050 (101%)
Free school meals
33%
FSM pupils
350
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Dawn Parkinson

Location

Address
Anstey Lane
Postcode
LE4 0FL
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Leicester, Leicester, 1,062 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 33%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Secondary schools in Leicester
33
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE4
37
Secondary in LE4
7
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Secondary in Leicester LA
19

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE4

  • Babington Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leicester · LE4 0SZ · Leicester

    Ages 11–16

    • Att833.9
    • P8-0.8
    • EM5+23%
    • Absence11.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • Brook Mead Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools · Secondary

    Leicester · LE3 9BN · Leicester

    Ages 11–16

    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM29.3%
    • Demand0.63

    0.8 miles away

  • The Herewoode Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leicester · LE3 6DN · Leicester

    Ages 11–18

    • FSM53.4%

    1.2 miles away

  • Castle Mead Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools · Secondary

    Leicester · LE3 5QT · Leicester

    Ages 11–16

    • Att847.0
    • P80.1
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence8.8%

    1.4 miles away

  • The Martin High School Anstey

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leicester · LE7 7EB · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att843.9
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+46%
    • Absence9.1%

    2.1 miles away

  • Rushey Mead Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leicester · LE4 7AN · Leicester

    Ages 11–16

    • Att854.4
    • P80.9
    • EM5+60%
    • Absence5.7%

    2.2 miles away

  • Fullhurst Community College

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Leicester · LE3 1AH · Leicester

    Ages 11–16

    • Att842.2
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+40%
    • Absence12.3%

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Dawn Parkinson
Telephone
01162344480
Website
http://www.beaumontleys.leicester.sch.uk/

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