Babington Academy

School Name: Babington Academy
Address: Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys
Town/City: Leicester
County: Leicestershire
Postcode: LE4 0SZ
Telephone Number: 0116 222 1616
Website: http://www.babington.leicester.sch.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
Trust: Learning Without Limits Academy Trust
Sponsor: Learning Without Limits

Principal: Mrs Fiona Laywood
Capacity: 1380
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1339 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 49.1%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

URN: 143247
DfE Number: 856/4270
UKPRN: 10057633
UPRN: 2465026300
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Leicester (E06000016)
Constituency: Leicester West (E14001328)
Electoral Ward: Beaumont Leys (E05010460)

Easting & Northing: 456935E, 307409N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 39' 43.4" N 1° 9' 34.19" W
Plus Code: 9C4WMR6R+R6

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1. Barley Croft Primary School (0.3km)
2. Buswells Lodge Primary School (0.5km)
3. Beaumont Leys School (0.7km)
4. Woodstock Primary Academy (1.2km)
5. English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy (1.2km)
6. Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School (1.2km)
7. Mowmacre Hill Primary School (1.3km)
8. Beaumont Lodge Primary School (1.5km)
9. Wolsey House Primary School (1.5km)
10. Heatherbrook Primary Academy (1.5km)

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