Academy converter · Leicestershire

Wigston Academy

11–16Ages
1,286Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137984URN

Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

399 applications for 241 places · 40th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2016

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.4of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

37th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Leicestershire median (2.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

399 applications · 241 places offered · 222 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 1.5; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 2.5; Leicestershire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 1 of 11 years.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	241	399	1.7	222	0.92
Sep 2025	254	450	1.8	264	1.04
Sep 2024	255	373	1.5	239	0.94
Sep 2023	261	371	1.4	243	0.93
Sep 2022	223	327	1.5	196	0.88
Sep 2021	246	312	1.3	208	0.85
Sep 2020	232	299	1.3	207	0.89
Sep 2019	256	350	1.4	237	0.93
Sep 2018	243	309	1.3	215	0.88
Sep 2017	297	374	1.3	257	0.87
Sep 2016	48	122	2.5	34	0.71

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

257 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.437th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%39th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.63

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	257	39.4	29%	48%	–
2024/25	252	42.8	32%	61%	–
2023/24	265	38.4	24%	53%	−0.63
2022/23	238	39.8	29%	54%	−0.50

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

Wigston AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Wigston College
0.2 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022
South Wigston High School
1.5 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.3applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
1.9 km · Leicester

2026

2.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Lancaster Academy
2.7 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.2applications per place 32.1Attainment 8
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
2.8 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Gartree High School
3.0 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
Beauchamp College
3.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 55.9Attainment 8
Countesthorpe Academy
4.1 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 38.7Attainment 8

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: 137984 · 855/5403
Trust: Wigston Academies Trust
Capacity: 1,560 pupils · 1,286 on roll
Free school meals: 25.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2012
Address: Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DT
Local authority: Leicestershire · Oadby and Wigston

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