Wigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2FR
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Jeffs
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 142677
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162889977
About this school
Wigston Menphys Nursery School is a nursery school in Wigston. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wigston Menphys Nursery School, 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Wigston Menphys Nursery School 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 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 46 |
| 2024/25 | 41 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report25 March 2025
- 1 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Hill Primary0.1 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Wigston Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School0.3 miles
Academies · Leics
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Wigston College0.3 miles
Secondary · Wigston
Other 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
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Primary
- The Meadow Community Primary School Primary
- Thythorn Field Community Primary School Primary
- Water Leys Primary School Primary
- South Wigston High School Secondary
- Wigston Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Wigston Menphys Nursery School teach?
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Wigston.
- Who is the headteacher of Wigston Menphys Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Wigston Menphys Nursery School is Miss Laura Jeffs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wigston Menphys Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wigston Menphys Nursery School, 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 Menphys Nursery School?
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Wigston Menphys Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Wigston Menphys Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Wigston Menphys Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Wigston Menphys Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Wigston Menphys Nursery School 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 Menphys Nursery School. 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 2 July 2026.