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South Wigston High School

Secondary Academy school in Wigston LE18 4TA

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  • School Reference Number: 137931
  • Address: St Thomas Road, Wigston LE18 4TA
  • Headteacher: Ms Sara-Jayne Fletcher
  • Telephone: 0116 278 2388
  • Website: southwigston.leics.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Learning Without Limits
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 860
  • Local Education Authority: Leicestershire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: March 2012* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/04/2024

Rating published on 14/05/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
16 April 2024 15 May 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
21 November 2023 19 January 2024 Monitoring visit
7 December 2022 27 January 2023 School inspection Inadequate
10 February 2022 25 March 2022 Monitoring visit
23 March 2021 6 May 2021 Monitoring visit
30 April 2019 24 May 2019 Full inspection Requires Improvement
13 December 2017 23 January 2018 Monitoring visit
3 May 2017 22 May 2017 Full inspection Requires Improvement
13 December 2016 17 January 2017 Monitoring visit
18 April 2013 9 May 2013 Full inspection Good
10 August 2012 13 August 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number137931
Local Authority Code855
Local Authority NameLeicestershire
Establishment Number5402
School / College NameSouth Wigston High School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-03-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity860
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils816
Number of Boys432
Number of Girls384
Percentage Free School Meals29.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16379
Academy trust or TrustLEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorLearning Without Limits
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10036609
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-01-2025
StreetSt Thomas Road
Locality
Address3
TownWigston
County (name)Leicestershire
PostcodeLE18 4TA
Websitewww.southwigston.leics.sch.uk
Telephone01162782388
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSara-Jayne
Headteacher/Principal last nameFletcher
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeE
Government Office RegionEast Midlands
District CodeE07000135
DistrictOadby and Wigston
Ward CodeE05005536
WardSouth Wigston
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001266
Parliamentary ConstituencyHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000018
Easting458512
Northing298283
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Oadby and Wigston 006
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Oadby and Wigston 006E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code924
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Leicestershire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN200002770903
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005415
LSOA CodeE01025989
Free School Meals240
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137931
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137931
LAESTAB8555402
School nameSouth Wigston High School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/03/2012
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast Midlands
RegionEast Midlands
Local authorityLeicestershire
Parliamentary constituencyHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Multi-academy trust UID16379
Multi-academy trust nameLearning Without Limits Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID16397
Academy sponsor nameLearning Without Limits
PostcodeLE18 4TA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils816
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10324140
Inspection typeSerious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Inspection type groupingSerious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/04/2024
Publication date14/05/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137931
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8555402
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSouth Wigston High School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10250069
Previous inspection start date07/12/2022
Previous publication date26/01/2023
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137931
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8555402
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSouth Wigston High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness4
Previous category of concernSWK
Previous quality of educationInadequate
Previous behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Previous personal developmentRequires Improvement
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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