South Wigston High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 17 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 137931
- Address
- St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 816 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.4%
- Persistent absence
- 35.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 78.9%
Mixed 10.2%
African 3.4%
Other White 2.9%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.68
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.7
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.97
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 164 |
Admissions
South Wigston High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 81
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 45
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 97 67 |
| Year 8 | 159 81 78 |
| Year 9 | 158 75 83 |
| Year 10 | 169 85 84 |
| Year 11 | 166 94 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 83.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 47.0% 41.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 9.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.7% 1.2% |