Leicestershire
South Wigston High School
GCSE results 2026: every Leicestershire school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 36.9 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 36.9
- Attainment 8
- 29%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.02
- Progress 8
- [-1.24, -0.80]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 111 | 97 | 97 (100%) | 251 |
| September 2025 | 130 | 99 | 99 (100%) | 275 |
| September 2024 | 134 | 113 | 112 (99%) | 220 |
| September 2023 | 172 | 164 | 163 (99%) | 296 |
| September 2022 | 173 | 176 | 168 (95%) | 279 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Leicestershire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 161 | 36.9 | — | 28.6% | 3.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 162 | 34.5 | — | 22.8% | — | 27.2% | 3.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 166 | 35.0 | -1.02 | 23.5% | — | 28.3% | 3.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 169 | 36.7 | -0.68 | 19.5% | — | 17.8% | 3.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 159 | 39.8 | -0.50 | — | — | 21.0% | 3.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Leicestershire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 137931 |
| Local authority | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Sara-Jayne Fletcher |
| Trust | LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | LE18 4TA |
| Pupils | 783 |
| FSM eligible | 31.0% |
Contact and identifiers
St Thomas Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TA
www.southwigston.leics.sch.uk1162782388| DfE number | 5402 |
| UKPRN | 10036609 |
| Opened | 1 Mar 2012 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 14 May 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 16 Apr 2024 |
| Publication date | 14 May 2024 |