Babington Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 143247
- Address
- Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, LE4 0SZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1346 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 49.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 34.7%
African 19.4%
Indian 12%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 8.2%
Other Asian 7.8%
Other 2.9%
Other Black 2.2%
Pakistani 1.7%
Caribbean 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.12
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 105 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 59 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 269 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 265 |
| French | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Babington Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 268 132 136 |
| Year 8 | 262 137 125 |
| Year 9 | 271 141 130 |
| Year 10 | 273 135 138 |
| Year 11 | 272 138 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 29.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 18.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 38.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.5% 3.0% |