UK Schools
South Wigston High School
South Wigston High School is a mixed secondary academy in Wigston, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 730 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in April 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 34.5 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for South Wigston High School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for South Wigston High School.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- First day of Autumn Term 26th Aug 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 20th Oct 2025 - 24th Oct 2025 Holiday
- Last day of Autumn Term 18th Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 19th Dec 2025 - 5th Jan 2026 Holiday
- First day of Spring Term 6th Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16th Feb 2026 - 20th Feb 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Spring Term 27th Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30th Mar 2026 - 10th Apr 2026 Holiday
- First day of Summer Term 13th Apr 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (School Closed) 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term 25th May 2026 - 29th May 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Summer Term 8th Jul 2026 Term
- Start of Summer Holiday 9th Jul 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day 1st Jan 2026 Event
- Good Friday 3rd Apr 2026 Event
- Easter Monday 6th Apr 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31st Aug 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day 25th Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day 26th Dec 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare South Wigston High School with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 34.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
Attendance 33.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for South Wigston High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to South Wigston High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.