Wigston College
Academy · Year 12–Year 13 · 241 pupils
Wigston Academy
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,286
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,560
Local authority
Leicestershire
Wigston Academies Trust
Schola Grade 3
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Wigston Academy
Wigston Academy is a secondary academy in Wigston, Leicestershire, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Wigston Academies Trust.
It has 1,286 pupils on roll and room for 1,560. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 1,286
- Capacity
- 1,560 pupils
- Free school meals
- 25.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Wigston Academies Trust
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137984
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