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South Wigston High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
St Thomas Road, Wigston LE18 4TA · southwigston.leics.sch.uk · 0116 278 2388
On the mapSearch near LE18 4TA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 730
- 85% of 860 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 36%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 97 families put the school first and 111 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 111 | 97 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 130 | 99 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 134 | 113 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 172 | 164 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 176 | 1▲ | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.5, and 22.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼40.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.4 | −11 |
| Sixth form college | 20.5 | +13 |
| Further education | 58.4 | +11.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −8.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +2.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected South Wigston High School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2024Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
30% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 30%
- Replies
- 57
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 56% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (35%) with SEND