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Thythorn Field Community Primary School, Wigston

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Ages 4–11

Thythorn Field Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wigston, part of Symphony Learning Trust.

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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Thythorn Field Community Primary School in detail

Thythorn Field Community Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "About Our School We are a busy and friendly school, situated in the heart of a thriving and vibrant community. We are proud to be a 'No Outsiders - Everyone's Welcome' school and to have achieved our Anti-bullying Gold award. Please feel free to contact the school directly with any queries or questions you may have."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £4.00 per day.

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

Source: The school's own website

Results

Thythorn Field Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 119993), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 43% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Thythorn Field Community Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Thythorn Field Community Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 Thythorn Field Community Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Thythorn Field Community Primary School are Little Hill Primary (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths); All Saints Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 58% maths); The Meadow Community Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths); and Glenmere Community Primary School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 87% maths).

Little Hill PrimaryAll Saints Church of England Primary SchoolThe Meadow Community Primary SchoolGlenmere Community Primary School

The trust

Thythorn Field Community Primary School is one of 20 schools run by Symphony Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 20 schools in Symphony Learning Trust

Who goes there

5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (15.8%) received SEN support and 14 (8.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is South Wigston Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rawson Drive (adjacent), 240 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thythorn Field Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 87 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.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Thythorn Field Community Primary School are Wigston Academy (0.9 miles), Wigston College (1 mile), South Wigston High School (1.5 miles) and Gartree High School (1.8 miles).

Wigston AcademyWigston CollegeSouth Wigston High SchoolGartree High School

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Claire Price
Pupils:165
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01162889040
Address:Bideford Close, Wigston, LE18 2QU
Trust:SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST (20 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2025

Ofsted Rating

Thythorn Field Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Thythorn Field Community Primary School (URN 119993), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.

URN:151953
UKPRN:10098586
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

18.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

26.8

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Thythorn Field Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 119993). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-27ppWriting+7pp

Reading has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 70% to 43% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 70% (2024 to 2025).

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Rawson Drive (adj)
244m · 4 min walk
Navigation Inn (opp)
337m · 5 min walk
Durnford Road (adj)
454m · 7 min walk
Well Spring Hill (adj)
502m · 8 min walk
Lime Kilns (opp)
543m · 9 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 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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Your chances of a place at Thythorn Field Community Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

165 pupils

210 places

45 spare places

as recorded on GIAS

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

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

26

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

24.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication12
Moderate Learning Difficulty10
Social, Emotional & Mental Health10
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
80.0%
Asian
4.2%
Black
3.6%
Mixed
8.4%
Other
0.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals18.8%
English as Additional Language5.5%

165

Total Pupils

80

Boys

85

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

9

Teachers

18.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,301

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Thythorn Field Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 119993). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

6.4%

Overall absence

17.8%

Persistent absence

174

Enrolments

Authorised5.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)17.8%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.9%
18/19
2.7%
20/21
6.6%
21/22
5.9%
22/23
5.5%
23/24
6.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Thythorn Field Community Primary School

Are there exam results for Thythorn Field Community Primary School?

Thythorn Field Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 119993), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 43% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Thythorn Field Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Thythorn Field Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Thythorn Field Community Primary School (URN 119993), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.

What is the catchment area for Thythorn Field Community Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Thythorn Field Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Thythorn Field Community Primary School?

Classes at Thythorn Field Community Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Thythorn Field Community Primary School?

Thythorn Field Community Primary School has around 165 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Thythorn Field Community Primary School?

Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Thythorn Field Community 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.

How many road collisions happen near Thythorn Field Community Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Thythorn Field Community Primary School?

Thythorn Field Community Primary School is at Bideford Close, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2QU.

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

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