Parkland Primary School South Wigston is a primary school located in Wigston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Thomas Road, Wigston

School Information

Address: St Thomas Road, Wigston, LE18 4TA
Website: www.parklandprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01162782142
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Andrews
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138348

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 575
Number of Boys: 281
Number of Girls: 294

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.3
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.4
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road , LE18 2FR 		- not rated 1,876 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
St Thomas Road , LE18 4TA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fairfield Community Primary School
Cheshire Drive , South Wigston LE18 4WA 		3out of 4 1,238 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rolleston Primary School
Hillsborough Road , LE2 9PT 		2out of 4 1,261 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Little Hill Primary
Launceston Road , LE18 2GZ 		4out of 4 1,841 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Stonesby Avenue , LE2 6TY 		2out of 4 1,895 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road , LE18 4TA 		2out of 4 132 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wigston College
Station Road , LE18 2DS 		3out of 4 1,305 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wigston Academy
Station Road , LE18 2DT 		2out of 4 1,516 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Countesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road , LE8 5PR 		- not rated 3,215 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road , LE2 6UA 		1out of 4 1,874 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road , Wigston LE18 2DT 		4out of 4 1,428 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Foxfields Academy
Hospital Lane , LE8 4FE 		- not rated 1,877 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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