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South Wigston High School

Academy converter · Wigston · LE18 4TA

Ages 11–16 · 730 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

35.0

Overall absence

11.6%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-16

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-1.02
−20+2
Attainment 835.0
English & maths grade 5+24%
English & maths grade 4+42%
EBacc entry28%

EBacc APS: 3.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)35.1%
Unauthorised6.0%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.4%
Enrolments in measure
874

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

113

Places offered

134

1st-preference offers

112

Total preferences (any rank)
220
Preferred offers (top 3)
119
Applications from outside LA
81
Offers to outside-LA applicants
45

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill85%

730 pupils · 860 places

Pupils on roll
730
Boys / girls
376 / 354
School capacity
860
Capacity fill
730 / 860 (85%)
Free school meals
36%
FSM pupils
263
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Learning Without Limits
Headteacher
Ms Sara-Jayne Fletcher

Location

Address
St Thomas Road
Postcode
LE18 4TA
Town
Wigston
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Wigston, Leicestershire, 730 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 36%.

Open schools in Wigston
14
Secondary schools in Wigston
3
Academies among open schools in Wigston
79% (11)
Open schools in LE18
15
Secondary in LE18
3
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Secondary in Leicestershire LA
44

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Brockington College

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    • Absence8.4%

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  • Beauchamp College

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    • Absence6.8%

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Sara-Jayne Fletcher
Telephone
01162782388
Website
www.southwigston.leics.sch.uk

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