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Beauchamp College, Leicester

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Beauchamp College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 19 in Leicester, part of Lionheart Educational Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2022. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 4th-highest of the 35 schools in Leicester with published results, and 439th of 3,298 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Beauchamp College in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Beauchamp College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

65% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 55.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.44: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.4, against 57.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

Getting a place at Beauchamp College

For September 2026 entry, 235 families put Beauchamp College as their first choice and 866 named it as one of their preferences, for 325 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Beauchamp College

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Beauchamp College are Gartree High School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.1); Manor High School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.4); Wigston Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); and Wigston College (2 miles, Good).

Beauchamp College's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Gartree High SchoolManor High SchoolWigston AcademyWigston College

The trust

Beauchamp College is one of 17 schools run by Lionheart Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 in 2024/25.

All 17 schools in Lionheart Educational Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 301 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 17% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 336 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 69% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 28% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

10.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (55%), White British (20%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 136 pupils (5.9%) received SEN support and 32 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Beauchamp College has a resourced provision for hearing impairment.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is South Wigston Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beauchamp College (outside), 100 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 106 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Beauchamp College issued 158 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Beauchamp College are Brocks Hill Primary School (0.2 miles), Woodland Grange Primary School (0.6 miles), Glenmere Community Primary School (0.7 miles) and Launde Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Brocks Hill Primary SchoolWoodland Grange Primary SchoolGlenmere Community Primary SchoolLaunde Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~960m)Possible (~1.4km)Unlikely (~1.8km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Kathryn Kelly
Pupils:2,309
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01162729100
Address:Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5TP
Trust:LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST (17 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 May 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 5 years ago
Good

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 1 March 2022View full report
URN:139624
UKPRN:10041282
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2022 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Personal development, Sixth form.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

About

Beauchamp College is a coeducational secondary school and further education community college, in Oadby, a town on the outskirts of Leicester, England. It is situated on the southern edge of the built-up area of Oadby on the same campus as Gartree High School and Brocks Hill Primary School.

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At a Glance

10.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Hearing

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.44 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 55.5 to 55.9 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 65% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-55.965.2%
Disadvantaged(35)-42.437.1%
Not known to be disadvantaged(264)-57.768.9%
Boys(156)-55.666.7%
Girls(143)-56.463.6%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(13)-67.176.9%
Non mobile(288)-56.364.9%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics592
English Literature592
English Language592
Combined Science422
Geography334
Business Studies266
History220
Spanish210
French200
Art and Design190
Biology168
Physics168
Chemistry166
Social Studies148
Economics102
Physical Education94
Design and Technology58
Computer Science54
Music48
Other Modern Languages47

+ 10 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 301 students

Continued education93%
Further education17%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment2%
Not in education/employment2%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

3

Permanent exclusions

0.13%

Exclusion rate

158

Suspensions

7.09%

Suspension rate

79 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 2,230 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Keep up with Beauchamp College

Getting There

Bus Stops

Beauchamp College (outside)
95m · 2 min walk
Brocks Hill School (adj)
278m · 5 min walk
St James Close (opp)
315m · 5 min walk
Turner Rise (opposite)
321m · 5 min walk
Park Crescent (opp)
330m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
3
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Beauchamp College

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  • How many families in Leicestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

89%

Available places

2,227 pupils

2,507 places

280 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Leicester

Medium pressure
New homes approved:6,885
Projected new pupils:1,239

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester

Across Leicestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

8,516

Applications

7,490

Got 1st preference

90.2%

Got preferred school

98.1%

All secondary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

1 March 2022
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormOutstanding
24 May 2011
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

136

SEN Support

32

EHC Plans

7.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Beauchamp College has a resourced provision for hearing impairment.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health50
Specific Learning Difficulty39
Autistic Spectrum Disorder27
Moderate Learning Difficulty13
Speech, Language & Communication13
Hearing Impairment11
Other7
Physical Disability5
Visual Impairment2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
20.1%
Asian
55.3%
Black
5.7%
Mixed
8.8%
Chinese
1.9%
Other
2.7%
Unclassified
1.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals10.3%
English as Additional Language11.4%

2,309

Total Pupils

1,219

Boys

1,090

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

124

Teachers

18.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,386

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,465

Per pupil

£10425k

Total funding

£183k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£441,572
EAL funding£58,133
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.5%

Overall absence

16.9%

Persistent absence

1,607

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised2.4%
Persistent (10%+)16.9%
Severe (50%+)2.9%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
4.1%
20/21
7.9%
21/22
7.1%
22/23
6.8%
23/24
6.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Beauchamp College

What are GCSE results like at Beauchamp College?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Beauchamp College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 55.9. 65% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Beauchamp College's Ofsted rating?

Beauchamp College was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2011 it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Beauchamp College?

No fixed boundary. When Beauchamp College is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Beauchamp College?

Beauchamp College was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 2507 places.

How big are the classes at Beauchamp College?

Classes at Beauchamp College average 24.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Beauchamp College?

Beauchamp College has around 2309 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Beauchamp College have specialist SEN provision?

Beauchamp College has a resourced provision for hearing impairment.

What is attendance like at Beauchamp College?

6.5% of sessions were missed at Beauchamp College in 2024/25. 16.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Beauchamp College?

Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Beauchamp College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Beauchamp College?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Beauchamp College?

Beauchamp College is at Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TP.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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