Beauchamp College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Ridge Way, Leicester, LE2 5TP
82
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 01/03/2022
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
16.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,309
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
2,106 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
210 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
315
Places offered
892
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 210 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 348 | 81 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 243 | 23 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 74 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 892 | 315 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 233 applications came from outside the council area (64 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kathryn Kelly
- Address
- Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5TP
- Phone
- 01162729100
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Oadby Brocks Hill · Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139624
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
2,309 pupils · 2,106 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
01 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,607 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.50 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 84.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 294 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22% | 17% |
| A-level students | 320 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 294 | 25% | 66% | 81% | |
| Mathematics | 293 | 38% | 69% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 293 | 26% | 68% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 216 | 16% | 56% | 73% | |
| Geography | 196 | 32% | 60% | 73% | |
| Spanish | 148 | 20% | 42% | 59% | |
| History | 94 | 33% | 68% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 90 | 26% | 63% | 87% | |
| French | 85 | 33% | 56% | 68% | |
| Business | 79 | 38% | 67% | 76% | |
| Biology | 76 | 71% | 99% | 99% | |
| Physics | 75 | 72% | 99% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 170 | 20% | 41% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 96 | 11% | 34% | 60% | |
| Economics | 90 | 7% | 28% | 74% | |
| Biology | 80 | 11% | 35% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 68 | 9% | 35% | 85% | |
| Business Studies | 65 | 3% | 15% | 58% | |
| Physics | 44 | 5% | 18% | 57% | |
| Sociology | 37 | 11% | 24% | 84% | |
| Accounting and Finance | 35 | 9% | 34% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 26 | 4% | 23% | 58% | |
| English Language and Literature | 25 | 0% | 16% | 52% | |
| Geography | 24 | 4% | 25% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11735: The Beauchamp College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 12 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.