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Wigston College

Secondary · Wigston · LE18 2DS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 May 2022

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At a glance

241 pupils · 26% of 929 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
16–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
0% of pupils
English as additional language
16.6% of pupils
SEN support
3.8% of pupils
EHC plan
1.1% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.wigstoncollege.org
URN
138894

GCSE results (2024/2025)

Attainment 8 score

no data

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no data

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no data

EBacc average point score

no data

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
30.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2016/17 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 4.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.2%
England 11.6%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
14.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,525
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
46%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
31%
Any sustained destination
85%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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