Babington Academy
| Babington Community College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
Strasbourg Drive Beaumont Leys , , LE4 0SZ | |
| Information | |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Department for Education URN | 120294 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Denise Newsome |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.babington.leicester.sch.uk/ |
Babington Community College is a coeducational foundation secondary school, located in the Beaumont Leys area of Leicester in the English county of Leicestershire.[1]
As a foundation school, Babington Community College is administered by a trust which includes Leicester City Council, Leicester College and the Co-operative College.[2] The school relocated to a new building on the same site in September 2014.[3]
Babington Community College offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school specialises in sports and offers a number of scholarships for pupils who are gifted at sports and athletics.[4] The school is also the location of the home ground of the Leicester Falcons American football team.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Gok Wan, fashion stylist and television presenter
References
- ^ "Babington Community College". Babington.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ "Trust & Governance |". Babington.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ "Our New College Building Opens |". Babington.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ^ "Sports Scholarships available |". Babington.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ "Team Contacts for Leicester Falcons American Football Club". Leicesterfalcons.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
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