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Wigston College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 16–18 · Academy
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DS · wigstoncollege.org · 0116 288 1611
On the mapSearch near LE18 2DS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- GCSEs, 2016/17
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score
- Pupils
- 241
- 26% of 929 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 0%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2016/17 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 36% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Entered for EBacc
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 | |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% | |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% | |
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | Since 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43 | −2 |
| Sixth form college | 4 | −3 |
| Further education | 37 | +7 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | −2 |
| Employment | 4 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | — | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 students | C (30.1) | Average +0.05 | |
| 131 students | C (30.3) | Average +0.05 | |
| 77 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 9 students | Dist+ (40) | Average +0.56 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 125 | C- (27.9) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 118 | C- (28.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 122 | C+ (32.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 97 | C- (28) | -0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 107 | D+ (22.5) | -0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 81 | D+ (23.7) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 128 | D+ (24.8) | -0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.3 | −10.1 |
| Further education | 0.7 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 23.7 | +7.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +2.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Wigston College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 39
- 14% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (26%) with SEND