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Wigston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT · wigstonacademy.org · 0116 288 1228
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,286
- 82% of 1,560 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 222 families put the school first and 241 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 | 241 | 222 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 254 | 264 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 255 | 239 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 261 | 243 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 223 | 196 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 32.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2015/16, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard.
Key stage 2 results
| 2015/16 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▼38% | 53% |
| Higher standard | ●4% | 5% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ▼99 | 103 |
| Maths | ▼99 | 103 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▼99 | 104 |
Progress scores 2015/16: reading -5.30, writing -0.90, maths -4.20
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.2 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 6.8 | −9.5 |
| Further education | 50.2 | +10.3 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Wigston Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (140 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 140
- 11% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (25%) with SEND