Wigston Academy
Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WIGSTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Conlon
- Sponsor
- Wigston Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,560
- Pupils on roll
- 1,286
- URN
- 137984
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162881228
About this school
Wigston Academy is a secondary academy in Wigston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,286 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 238 | 265 | 252 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 38.4 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.68 to -0.31 | -0.63 -0.80 to -0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 24.2% | 32.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 52.5% | 60.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 36.6% | 25.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wigston Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,311 |
| 2023/24 | 1,328 |
| 2024/25 | 1,314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wigston Academy compares
Wigston Academy ranked 34th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.8 | 8.9% | 24.7% | 1,286 | — |
| Wigston College | — | — | 0% | 241 | 0.1 miles |
| South Wigston High School | 34.5 | 11.3% | 31.4% | 730 | 0.9 miles |
| Lancaster Academy | 37.5 | 8.5% | 40.6% | 883 | 1.6 miles |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | 52.6 | 8.3% | 30% | 1,115 | 1.8 miles |
| Gartree High School | 54 | 6.5% | 14.2% | 924 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.66%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.91%
- Persistent absence
- 26.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wigston College0.1 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
South Wigston High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
Lancaster Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College1.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Gartree High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Wigston
- South Wigston High School Secondary
- Wigston College Secondary
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Glenmere Community Primary School Primary
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Hill Primary Primary
- Parkland Primary School South Wigston Primary
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Primary
- The Meadow Community Primary School Primary
- Thythorn Field Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wigston Academy teach?
- Wigston Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wigston.
- Who is the headteacher of Wigston Academy?
- The headteacher of Wigston Academy is Mr Chris Conlon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wigston Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wigston Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wigston Academy?
- Wigston Academy has 1,286 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wigston Academy full?
- Wigston Academy has capacity for 1,560 pupils and 1,286 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wigston Academy a faith school?
- No. Wigston Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Wigston Academy?
- Wigston Academy is part of WIGSTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wigston Academy have?
- The schools register lists Wigston Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wigston Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 42.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wigston Academy rank locally?
- Wigston Academy ranked 34th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wigston Academy's absence rate?
- Wigston Academy's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wigston Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wigston Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.