Wigston Academy is a secondary school located in Wigston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/09/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DT
Website: www.wigstonacademy.org
Telephone: 01162881228
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Wilson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137984

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1560
Number of Pupils: 1325
Number of Boys: 700
Number of Girls: 625

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.46 Confidence interval -0.63 to -0.29
Of the 228 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 227 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:25%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.12
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		405 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Little Hill Primary
Launceston Road, LE18 2GZ 		340 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints Church of England Primary School
Long Street, LE18 2AH 		716 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fairfield Community Primary School
Cheshire Drive, South Wigston LE18 4WA 		1,202 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Water Leys Primary School
Guilford Drive, LE18 1HG 		1,407 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Meadow Community Primary School
Meadow Way, Wigston Magna LE18 3QZ 		1,503 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		211 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA 		1,617 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,893 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		3,089 yd Academy converter No Girls 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 		2,115 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 		185 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR 		3,279 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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