Beaumont Leys School
Community secondary school in Leicester (Leicester).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).We are very proud of our school and our achievements. Together We Achieve Success is our motto and it is the driving force of the school. Our students thrive because of their effort and hard work, along with the skill, hard work and dedication of their teachers and the support of their parents.
We have three values at our school, and they are all about helping our students to be the best they can be and achieve beyond their expectations: We are a school with a heart and soul and we believe that our job is to give our students the best possible chances in life, creating some fantastic lifelong memories along the way.
Visitors to our school always remark on the fabulous relationships they see between teachers and students and between groups of students. We are always proud when we, and visitors, see our staff and students living, walking and talking the values of the school.
It is no accident that so many former students regularly return to school as Alumni to make a positive contribution back to our students and give back to our school from their positions of success.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Creative Writing
- Drama
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Investors in PeopleStaff development
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 120281
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jackie Roper | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Charlie Hewerdine | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Hodgson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jude Atkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daljinder Padam | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Martin Dobson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lucy Carruthers | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stephan Wood | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Paula Coplin | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gerarde Manley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Christian Knott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Dawn Parkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rita Dotel Pandey Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Carole Hunt Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Robert Ryder Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record