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South Wigston High School

  • 11–16Ages
  • 730Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 137931URN

St Thomas Road, Wigston, LE18 4TA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
close to Leicestershire median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

251 applications for 111 places · 24th of 43 in Leicestershire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
36.9of 90
42nd of 43 in Leicestershire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 30 June 2026
    Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 16 April 2024
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.3applications per place, Year 7
close to Leicestershire median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

251 applications · 111 places offered · 97 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
  2. 2025 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
  3. 2024 1.6; Leicestershire median median 2.2
  4. 2023 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.1
  5. 2022 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  6. 2021 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.7
  7. 2020 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
  9. 2018 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
  10. 2017 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.6
  11. 2016 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.6
  12. 2015 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.5
  13. 2014 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.4
  • This school
  • Leicestershire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261112512.3970.87
Sep 20251302752.1990.76
Sep 20241342201.61130.84
Sep 20231722961.71640.95
Sep 20221732791.61761.02
Sep 20211683221.92181.30
Sep 20201683332.02141.27
Sep 20191692741.61701.01
Sep 20181702741.61901.12
Sep 20171582891.82011.27
Sep 20161613021.92101.30
Sep 20151742511.41861.07
Sep 20141572241.41841.17

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

161 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.942nd of 43 in Leicestershire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%40th of 43 in Leicestershire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%
  • This school
  • Leicestershire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.02
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)16136.929%50%–
2024/2516234.523%41%–
2023/2416635.024%42%−1.02
2022/2316936.720%52%−0.68

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
137931 · 855/5402
Trust
Learning Without Limits Academy Trust
Capacity
860 pupils · 730 on roll
Free school meals
36.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 March 2012
Replaced
South Wigston High School (URN 120310)
Address
St Thomas Road, Wigston, LE18 4TA
Local authority
Leicestershire · Oadby and Wigston

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources