Beauchamp College
Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5TP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Kathryn Kelly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lionheart Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,106
- Pupils on roll
- 2,309
- URN
- 139624
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162729100
About this school
Beauchamp College is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 2,309 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 285 | 301 | 294 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.5 | 57.7 | 55.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.45 +0.29 to +0.62 | +0.44 +0.28 to +0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 71.1% | 63.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 82.7% | 80.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 90% | 87.7% | 84.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beauchamp College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.5 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.7 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,170 |
| 2023/24 | 2,178 |
| 2024/25 | 2,230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beauchamp College compares
Beauchamp College ranked 3rd of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.9 | 6.5% | 11.5% | 2,309 | — |
| Gartree High School | 54 | 6.5% | 14.2% | 924 | 0.1 miles |
| Manor High School | 58.9 | 7.5% | 13.9% | 941 | 1.2 miles |
| Wigston Academy | 42.8 | 8.9% | 24.7% | 1,286 | 1.9 miles |
| Wigston College | — | — | 0% | 241 | 2.0 miles |
| Judgemeadow Community College | 46.7 | 7.8% | 24.7% | 975 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.52%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 16.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gartree High School0.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Manor High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Wigston Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
Wigston College2.0 miles
Secondary · Wigston
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Judgemeadow Community College2.3 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Beauchamp College ranks 3rd of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leicester.
- Babington Academy Secondary
- Beaumont Leys School Secondary
- Bosworth Academy Secondary
- Brockington College Secondary
- Brook Mead Academy Secondary
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Secondary
- Castle Mead Academy Secondary
- Crown Hills Community College Secondary
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Fullhurst Community College Secondary
- Gartree High School Secondary
- Heath Lane Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beauchamp College teach?
- Beauchamp College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the principal of Beauchamp College?
- The principal of Beauchamp College is Miss Kathryn Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beauchamp College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beauchamp College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Beauchamp College?
- Beauchamp College has 2,309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Beauchamp College full?
- Beauchamp College has capacity for 2,106 pupils and 2,309 on roll (110%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beauchamp College a faith school?
- No. Beauchamp College has no designated religious character.
- Is Beauchamp College a selective school?
- No. Beauchamp College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Beauchamp College?
- Beauchamp College is part of LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Beauchamp College have?
- The schools register lists Beauchamp College's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beauchamp College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.5 in 2022/23 and 55.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beauchamp College rank locally?
- Beauchamp College ranked 3rd of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beauchamp College's absence rate?
- Beauchamp College's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beauchamp College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beauchamp College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.