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All Saints Church of England Primary School, Wigston

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 2–11

All Saints Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Wigston, part of Learn Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 9 schools in Wigston with published results, and 12,633rd of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

All Saints Church of England Primary School in detail

All Saints Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Welcome to All Saints CE Primary School, a vibrant, inclusive and nurturing community where every child is valued, encouraged and inspired to flourish. It is a privilege to serve as Headteacher, and I am delighted to share with you what makes our school such a special place."

The school runs after-school care until 4:00pm.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 48% in reading and 39% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at All Saints Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put All Saints Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at All Saints Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints Church of England Primary School are Little Hill Primary (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths); The Meadow Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths); Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); and Water Leys Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than All Saints Church of England Primary School.

Little Hill PrimaryThe Meadow Community Primary SchoolSaint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, LeicestershireWater Leys Primary School

The trust

All Saints Church of England Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Learn Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 19 schools in Learn Academies Trust

Who goes there

30.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Black (19%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 23 (11.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

All Saints Church of England Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Staffing

All Saints Church of England Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is South Wigston Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is County Record Office (outside), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 194 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, All Saints Church of England Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to All Saints Church of England Primary School are Wigston Academy (0.4 miles); Wigston College (0.5 miles); South Wigston High School (1.3 miles); and Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School (1.4 miles).

Wigston AcademyWigston CollegeSouth Wigston High SchoolTudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lucy Boulger
Pupils:202
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01162880013
Address:Long Street, Wigston, LE18 2AH
Trust:LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST (19 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Requires Improvement

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 May 2024View full report
URN:145973
UKPRN:10068073
Diocese:Diocese of Leicester
Constituency:Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement).

At a Glance

32.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+17ppMaths+19ppWriting+7pp

Reading has improved from 48% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 39% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 45% to 52% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

22.3

Avg class size

25.0

Infant (KS1)

26.3

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near All Saints Church of England Primary School.

  • Preparing Pathways at Birkett House820m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

County Record Office (outside)
118m · 2 min walk
Kings Drive (opp)
150m · 2 min walk
Car Park (opp)
267m · 4 min walk
Long Street (adj)
279m · 5 min walk
Frederick Street (adj)
285m · 5 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
22
Fatal
0
Serious
9
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 13 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

198 pupils

210 places

12 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wigston

Medium pressure
New homes approved:787
Projected new pupils:197

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wigston

Across Leicestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

8,574

Applications

6,827

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

8 May 2024
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
26 October 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

10 February 2016
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

23

SEN Support

23

EHC Plans

22.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

All Saints Church of England Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

SEN Unit

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health16
Autistic Spectrum Disorder16
Speech, Language & Communication13
Severe Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
51.5%
Asian
13.9%
Black
19.3%
Mixed
5.0%
Unclassified
2.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals32.2%
English as Additional Language30.2%

202

Total Pupils

107

Boys

95

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

15.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£40,905

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,979

Per pupil

£1422k

Total funding

£111k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£152,995
EAL funding£23,176
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.3%

Overall absence

26.0%

Persistent absence

208

Enrolments

Authorised5.2%
Unauthorised2.2%
Persistent (10%+)26.0%
Severe (50%+)4.3%

Absence trend

5.7%
18/19
6.4%
20/21
8.2%
21/22
8.4%
22/23
8.6%
23/24
7.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about All Saints Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at All Saints Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 58% did so in maths.

What is All Saints Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

All Saints Church of England Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2016 it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for All Saints Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When All Saints Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

All Saints Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Classes at All Saints Church of England Primary School average 22.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to All Saints Church of England Primary School?

All Saints Church of England Primary School has around 202 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.

Does All Saints Church of England Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

All Saints Church of England Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

7.3% of sessions were missed at All Saints Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 26% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does All Saints Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of All Saints Church of England Primary School: Preparing Pathways at Birkett House (820m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Saints Church of England Primary School?

All Saints Church of England Primary School is at Long Street, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2AH.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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