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Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Special academy
Station Road, Wigston, Leics LE18 2DT · birketthouse.leics.sch.uk · 0116 288 5802
On the mapSearch near LE18 2DT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2016/17
- 1.5
- average Attainment 8 score
- Pupils
- 250
- 14 over 236 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Birkett House School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2016/17 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 1.5, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 94.7 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | — |
Ofsted
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School 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 |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 19
- 8% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (100%) with SEND