SCHOOL PROFILE

Parkland Primary School South Wigston

Primary Academy converter URN 138348
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 600 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
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Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 549 523 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 263 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 286 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.9%
9.1 pts above England
School 33.9%
Oadby and Wigston 17.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

15.7%
4.6 pts below England
School 15.7%
Oadby and Wigston 20.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Oadby and Wigston 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.5%
376
Unclassified
5.8%
32
African
5.1%
28
Indian
4.7%
26
Any other White background
3.6%
20
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.0% 99 of 549 pupils
2.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.0%
Oadby and Wigston 15.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.9% 82 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 31
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 18
Specific learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Physical disability 5

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Oadby and Wigston 65.8%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Oadby and Wigston 74.7%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Oadby and Wigston 73.1%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Oadby and Wigston 76.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.71%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.50 pts lower than England
School 5.71%
Oadby and Wigston 6.07%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 15.13%
Oadby and Wigston 15.41%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.98%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 0.98%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.5% 3.3 pts above England
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
91.5%
Oadby and Wigston
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information