Wigston Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DT
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/06/2022
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
26.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,286
Capacity used
Has space82%
1,560 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
243 of 264 families who put it first got an offer
254
Places offered
450
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 264 | 243 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 93 | 9 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 450 | 254 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 130 applications came from outside the council area (50 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Conlon
- Address
- Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DT
- Phone
- 01162881228
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Wigston All Saints · Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137984
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WIGSTON ACADEMIES TRUST
1,286 pupils · 1,560 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
07 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,349 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.63 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 252 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 250 | 12% | 40% | 65% | |
| English Language | 250 | 8% | 42% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 248 | 7% | 38% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 6% | 33% | 56% | |
| Geography | 181 | 14% | 49% | 66% | |
| Social Studies | 72 | 18% | 61% | 72% | |
| Biology | 59 | 27% | 76% | 97% | |
| Physics | 59 | 25% | 78% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 22% | 68% | 92% | |
| History | 56 | 13% | 32% | 46% | |
| French | 50 | 22% | 58% | 74% | |
| Business | 48 | 33% | 69% | 83% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.