Ashby School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,669 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Academy converter
South Wigston High School
- Pupils on roll
- 730of 860 places
- Free school meals
- 36.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 162
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 16 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: South Wigston High School (URN 120310, until 1 March 2012).
What the data says
South Wigston High School has no sixth form. Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 9% moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.5 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Leicestershire, with 23% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, South Wigston High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Leicestershire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | South Wigston High School | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 169 | 7,799 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 14% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | South Wigston High School | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.5 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 27% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | 4.13 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 25.5 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 37.0 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 158 | 98% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 49% |
| Mathematics | 158 | 98% | 88% | 6% | 22% | 47% |
| English Literature | 149 | 92% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 50% |
| Combined Science | 117 | 72% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 32% |
| History | 81 | 50% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 46% |
| Geography | 71 | 44% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 41% |
| French | 39 | 24% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 69% |
| Chemistry | 38 | 23% | 23% | 13% | 47% | 50% |
| Biology | 38 | 23% | 23% | 16% | 45% | 53% |
| Physics | 38 | 23% | 23% | 13% | 46% | 50% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 17% | 9% | 4% | 28% | 61% |
| Photography | 18 | 11% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 72% |
| Graphic Communication | 17 | 10% | 1% | 0% | 23% | 53% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 9% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 67% |
| Spanish | 14 | 9% | 19% | 7% | 27% | 57% |
| Drama | 13 | 8% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 46% |
| Textiles | 11 | 7% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 36% |
| Music | 8 | 5% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 63% |
| Religious Studies | 4 | 2% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 41 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 15 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Leicestershire
Beauchamp College
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94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9
Bosworth Academy
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81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Brockington College
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.5
Castle Donington College
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.