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

SchoolEngland 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
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		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
4out of 4Little Hill Primary
Launceston Road, LE18 2GZ 		421 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints Church of England Primary School
Long Street, LE18 2AH 		864 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fairfield Community Primary School
Cheshire Drive, South Wigston LE18 4WA 		1,280 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Parkland Primary School South Wigston
St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA 		1,428 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thythorn Field Community Primary School
Bideford Close, LE18 2QU 		1,545 yd Community school No 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 		185 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		192 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA 		1,538 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		3,055 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		3,254 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 		2,208 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 		0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedFoxfields Academy
Hospital Lane, LE8 4FE 		3,150 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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