Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire 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 20/05/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Shenley Road, Wigston

School Information

Address: Shenley Road, Wigston, LE18 3QL
Website: www.stjohnfisher-wigston.leics.sch.uk
Telephone: 01162882203
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr A Gallagher
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138090

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 95
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 5.2
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.6
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		1,723 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Shenley Road, LE18 3QL 		0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glenmere Community Primary School
Estoril Avenue, LE18 3RD 		520 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Meadow Community Primary School
Meadow Way, Wigston Magna LE18 3QZ 		681 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Langmoor Primary School Oadby
Kenilworth Drive, Oadby LE2 5HS 		763 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints Church of England Primary School
Long Street, LE18 2AH 		1,220 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Gartree High School
Ridge Way, Oadby LE2 5TQ 		1,674 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Beauchamp College
Ridge Way, Oadby LE2 5TP 		1,789 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		1,931 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		2,128 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,714 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, LE2 6UA 		3,038 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT 		2,085 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester High School for Girls
454 London Road, Leicester LE2 2PP 		2,149 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR 		2,368 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ 		3,225 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		3,234 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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