OFSTED
16 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
730
730 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
354
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
376
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.2 pts
above England
School
36.0%
Oadby and Wigston
17.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.7 pts
below England
School
12.6%
Oadby and Wigston
20.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Oadby and Wigston
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.4%
514
African
5.9%
43
White and Black Caribbean
5.3%
39
Any other White background
5.1%
37
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
19
Any other Asian background
2.3%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.3%
126 of
730 pupils
3.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
34.5
4.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.04 pts
higher than
England
School
11.26%
Oadby and Wigston
6.07%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.24 pts
higher than
England
School
33.05%
Oadby and Wigston
15.41%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.31 pts
higher than
England
School
7.12%
Oadby and Wigston
1.80%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.9%
7.4 pts
below England
South Wigston High School
84.9%
Oadby and Wigston
91.0%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.