Wigston College
Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 16 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WIGSTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ailie Pollon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wigston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 929
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 138894
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162881611
About this school
Wigston College is a secondary academy in Wigston. It teaches children aged 16 to 18 and has 241 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wigston College, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Wigston College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 268 |
| 2023/24 | 276 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wigston College compares
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | 0% | 241 | — |
| Wigston Academy | 42.8 | 8.9% | 24.7% | 1,286 | 0.1 miles |
| South Wigston High School | 34.5 | 11.3% | 31.4% | 730 | 0.8 miles |
| Lancaster Academy | 37.5 | 8.5% | 40.6% | 883 | 1.7 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 | 2.0 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)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 16.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wigston Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Wigston
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South Wigston High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Wigston
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Lancaster Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College1.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Gartree High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Wigston
- South Wigston High School Secondary
- Wigston Academy 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 ages does Wigston College teach?
- Wigston College teaches children aged 16 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wigston.
- Who is the headteacher of Wigston College?
- The headteacher of Wigston College is Mrs Ailie Pollon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wigston College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wigston College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wigston College?
- Wigston College has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 16 to 18.
- Is Wigston College full?
- Wigston College has capacity for 929 pupils and 241 on roll (26%), 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 College a faith school?
- No. Wigston College has no designated religious character.
- Is Wigston College a selective school?
- No. Wigston College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Wigston College part of an academy trust?
- Wigston College 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.
- Does Wigston College publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Wigston College. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.