Best Schools in Wigston

How many schools are there in Wigston?

Wigston has 14 open schools: 10 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Wigston are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Wigston was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Glenmere Community Primary School. Counting Good as well, 77% of the 13 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Glenmere Community Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Wigston get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Wigston with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Wigston Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.4 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and South Wigston High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 36.9 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Wigston AcademySouth Wigston High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Wigston have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Wigston with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire (83% in reading, 90% in maths); Glenmere Community Primary School (83% in reading, 87% in maths); and Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 63% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, LeicestershireGlenmere Community Primary SchoolKilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Wigston?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Wigston selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Wigston have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Wigston have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Wigston?

Apply to Leicestershire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.