Wigston Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Wigston, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 1,286 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in June 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 26 August 2025 to 9 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wigston Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · Inspected 7 Jun 2022 · Published 15 Aug 2022
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Wigston Academy.

Wigston Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

August 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 25 Summer Bank Holiday
  • 26 Autumn Term Starts
September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20–24 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 24 School Closed (Teacher Day)
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
  • 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
  • 5 School Closed (Teacher Day)
  • 6 Spring Term Starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
  • 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
  • 13 Summer Term Starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 9 Summer Term Ends
  • 10–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–24 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Starts Aug 26, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
  • School Closed (Teacher Day) Nov 24, 2025 Inset Day
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • School Closed (Teacher Day) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring Term Starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends Jul 9, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 10 - Aug 24, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
42.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1
32.1% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
26.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wigston Academy with Leicestershire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Leicestershire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 42.8
Leicestershire County Council 46.2 England 46.1 -3.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 32.1%
Leicestershire County Council 46.8% England 45.4% -13.3 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 30.8
Leicestershire County Council 32.4 England 34.9 -4.1 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 15.4
Leicestershire County Council 17.1 England 15.5 in line with England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 22.2%
Leicestershire County Council 19.1% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 252
Attendance 26.3% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Leicestershire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 26.3%
Leicestershire County Council 15.1% England 17.8% +8.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.9%
Leicestershire County Council 6.3% England 6.8% +2.2 vs 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

In education, apprenticeship or work 91%
Leicestershire County Council 93% England 92% -1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 84%
Leicestershire County Council 82% England 83% +1 vs 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 Wigston Academy. 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Wigston Academy 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.