Wigston Birkett House Community Special School in Leics

Wigston Birkett House Community Special School is a school located in Leics. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.5%, which is 4.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Station Road, Leics, LE18 2DT
Website:	www.birketthouse.leics.sch.uk
Telephone:	01162885802
School Type:	Academy special converter
Education phase:	Not applicable
Local authority:	Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Chris White
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	138935

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 19
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	236
Number of Pupils:	230
Number of Boys:	159
Number of Girls:	71

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	8.5%	4%
Persistent absence:	22.8%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -6.7 to -0.6

Writing

Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.8 to -1.3

Maths

Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -6.1 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	0%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:
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	448 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Little Hill Primary Launceston Road , LE18 2GZ	4out of 4	421 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School Long Street , LE18 2AH	3out of 4	864 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairfield Community Primary School Cheshire Drive , South Wigston LE18 4WA	3out of 4	1,280 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkland Primary School South Wigston St Thomas Road , LE18 4TA	3out of 4	1,428 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thythorn Field Community Primary School Bideford Close , LE18 2QU	3out of 4	1,545 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wigston Academy Station Road , LE18 2DT	2out of 4	185 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wigston College Station Road , LE18 2DS	3out of 4	192 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
South Wigston High School St Thomas Road , LE18 4TA	2out of 4	1,538 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Lancaster Academy Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	1out of 4	3,055 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Jonathan North Girls College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	4out of 4	3,254 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	2,208 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	0 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Foxfields Academy Hospital Lane , LE8 4FE	- not rated	3,150 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Wigston Birkett House Community Special SchoolStation Road, Leics