South Wigston High School

State-Funded School

south-wigston-high-school-leicestershire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicestershireLocal Authority

Harborough, Oadby and WigstonConstituency

LE18 4TAPostcode

0.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

South Wigston High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 730 pupils. South Wigston High School is part of Learning Without Limits Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 22.8%
EBacc average point score: 2.98

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

730

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 730
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Learning Without Limits Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 May 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
26 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
23 May 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.