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State secondary · 11 to 16 · Mixed · 1,062 pupils

Beaumont Leys School

Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

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Ofsted: Good · May 2025Top 34% (7/21)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 953rd of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Top 34%.
Top 34% (7/21)Rank among 21 Leicester secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Leicester league table →
Inspection
Good, May 2025
Results
-0.13 progress 8; 50.3 attainment 8
Size
1,062 pupils; 192 places a year; classes of 23
Run by
Leicester council
Type
Community school
Ages
11 to 16 · Mixed
Ofsted, May 2025The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Strengths, and things to check
  • Attainment 8: 50.3, against 47.0 in Leicester.
  • Progress 8: -0.13, against +0.16 in Leicester.
  • Sessions missed: 8.6%, against 7.6% in Leicester.
  • Persistently absent: 24.3%, against 21.4% in Leicester.
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At a glance

Against Leicester and England
This schoolLeicesterEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
-0.13
Worse than Leicester
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
50.3
Better than Leicester
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
46%
In line with Leicester
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
8.6%
Worse than Leicester
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
24.3%
Worse than Leicester
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
10.4
In line with Leicester
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
22.8
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
33%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
16.1
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.7
Less sought after than Leicester
Leicester and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • 143 families put it first for 192 places; every one of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 7 May 2025
  • Progress 8: -0.13 (England +0.01) (county +0.16) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 50.3 (England 47.4) (county 47.0) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 46% (England 48%) (county 46%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 8.6% of sessions missed; 24% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.0% and 27% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 10 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 20); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 22.8 pupils; 6.1% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 16.1 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 108 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 5 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (1 fatal, 0 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.7 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Community school is run by its local council (Leicester), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Offer day, year by year

EntryYearPlacesApplicationsOfferedRefusedLast distance (miles)
Year 72026215348195——
Year 72023210413216——

Source: Council offer-day figures: Leicester City Council, 2023 to 2026. A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought. Distances are straight lines from the school.

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 72026192143350143
Year 72025222210431187
Year 72024219174374174
Year 72023216197412197
Year 72022210180389175
Year 72021210207464180
Year 72020222204433196
Year 72019222187416179
Year 72018222244460210
Year 72017225193362193

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8-0.13+0.01+0.162023/2024
Attainment 850.347.447.02025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above46%48%46%2025/2026

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 34% (7/21)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
7 May 2025Graded inspectionQuality of education: Good
11 March 2020Ungraded visitSchool remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 2025.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2421285%In education 83%; Apprenticeship 0.5%; Employment 1.4%
After GCSEs2022/2321688%In education 83%; Apprenticeship 4.2%; Employment 1.4%
After GCSEs2021/2221685%In education 76%; Apprenticeship 3.7%; Employment 5.1%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Leicester league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/258.6%5.4%3.2%24%4.1%
2023/248.9%5.2%3.6%26%5.1%
2022/2310.0%5.7%4.3%25%5.1%
Schools with a similar intake9.0%27%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 654 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/2510.46.3%1110
2023/2411.36.3%1220
2022/2315.27.2%1650
Schools with a similar intake19.7

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size22.82025/26
Classes over 30 pupils6.1%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher16.1November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus108

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20250
20242
20230
20222
20211

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 0 serious and 1 fatal in all; 3 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO213.12024
PM1012.62024
PM257.72024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals33%2025/26
First language other than English34%2025/26
SEN support16%2025/26
Education, health and care plan2.1%2025/26
Girls51%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Community school is run by its local council (Leicester), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Area

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Sources

  • Council offer-day figures: Leicester City Council
  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Leicester and the Leicester league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.