OFSTED
28 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicester
Trust
LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,339
1,339 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
653
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
686
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.3 pts
above England
School
49.1%
Leicester
27.7%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
28.5 pts
above England
School
48.8%
Leicester
53.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.6 pts
above England
School
6.6%
Leicester
0.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
33.6%
450
African
19.7%
264
Indian
12.2%
163
Any other White background
7.5%
100
Any other Asian background
7.4%
99
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
47
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.2%
311 of
1,339 pupils
2.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.0
1.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.80 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.95 pts
higher than
England
School
11.17%
Leicester
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.45 pts
higher than
England
School
30.26%
Leicester
18.63%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.90%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.10 pts
higher than
England
School
6.90%
Leicester
2.18%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.0%
4.7 pts
above England
Babington Academy
97.0%
Leicester
97.5%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.