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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Wigston College

Secondary Academy converter URN 138894
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 929 Published school capacity
Capacity used 25.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 16 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 May 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 29 June 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust WIGSTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 241 241 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 144 59.8% of pupils
Male pupils 97 40.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.4%
14.4 pts below England
School 10.4%
Oadby and Wigston 17.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

21.2%
0.9 pts above England
School 21.2%
Oadby and Wigston 20.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Oadby and Wigston 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.5%
165
Indian
10.4%
25
African
5.0%
12
Any other White background
5.0%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
7
Pakistani
2.1%
5
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 6.6% 16 of 241 pupils
14.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 6.6%
Oadby and Wigston 15.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.8% 14 pupils
England 14.8% 9.0 pts below
EHC plans 0.8% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 1
Speech, language & communication 1
Vision impairment 1

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2016/17. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2016/17
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.32%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.81 pts higher than England
School 5.32%
Oadby and Wigston 4.50%
East Midlands 4.33%
England 4.51%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.43 pts higher than England
School 14.29%
Oadby and Wigston 8.92%
East Midlands 9.07%
England 9.86%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.90%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts higher than England
School 1.90%
Oadby and Wigston 0.64%
East Midlands 0.55%
England 0.63%
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

25.9% 66.4 pts below England
Wigston College
25.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information