Schools in Wigston
Wigston in Leicestershire has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 10 primaries and 3 secondaries. Admissions are managed by Leicestershire County Council using a combination of catchment area and distance criteria. Three schools hold a faith designation, and four schools have achieved Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings.
South Wigston High School, Guthlaxton College and Bushloe High School are the main secondaries serving the Wigston area. As a suburb of Leicester, Wigston benefits from good secondary-school choice but some secondary catchments are oversubscribed in average years. Primary schools including Water Leys Primary and Fairfield Community Primary are the main providers. Families should apply through Leicestershire County Council's admissions portal and confirm secondary catchment boundaries, which have been adjusted in recent years.
School demand in Wigston
Across the 12 schools in Wigston with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 84%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Wigston have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
11 of the schools in Wigston are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Leicestershire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Wigston have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Wigston: 1 oversubscribed (10)
Water Leys Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wigston · LE18 1HG
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Wigston · LE18 3TD
Fairfield Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 4WA
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 3QL
The Meadow Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 3QZ
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 4TA
Glenmere Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 3RD
Little Hill Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 2GZ
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 2AH
Thythorn Field Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 2QU
Secondary Schools in Wigston (3)
South Wigston High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 4TA
Wigston Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 2DT
Wigston College
Secondary · Academy converter
Wigston · LE18 2DS
Other Schools in Wigston (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Wigston are set by Leicestershire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.