Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Shenley Road, Wigston, LE18 3QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr A Gallagher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 211
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 138090
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162882203
About this school
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Wigston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 206 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 72% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 75% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire 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 | 71% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire compares
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire ranked 30th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 206 | — |
| Glenmere Community Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 9% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| The Meadow Community Primary School | 71% | 5.8% | 22.1% | 429 | 0.4 miles |
| Langmoor Primary School Oadby | 70% | 4.1% | 21.1% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 45% | 7.3% | 35.6% | 202 | 0.7 miles |
| Brocks Hill Primary School | 97% | 4.1% | 9.5% | 420 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.25%
- English as an additional language
- 15.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.45%
- Persistent absence
- 5.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glenmere Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
The Meadow Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Langmoor Primary School Oadby0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Brocks Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Wigston
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wigston.
- 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
- The Meadow Community Primary School Primary
- Thythorn Field Community Primary School Primary
- Water Leys Primary School Primary
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School Nursery
- South Wigston High School Secondary
- Wigston Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire teach?
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigston.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire?
- The headteacher of Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is Mr A Gallagher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire, 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 Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire?
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire full?
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire has capacity for 211 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire a faith school?
- Yes. Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire?
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire rank locally?
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire ranked 30th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire's absence rate?
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire'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.