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Wigston Academy

Wigston Academy
Station Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
England
LE182DT

📞 phone: 01162 881228

👨‍🏫 headed by: Mr Michael Wilson

✉️ reveal email: mwil…@abingtonacademy.orgreveal

🌍 web: www.wigstonacademy.org

1328 pupils mixed gender
1560 pupils capacity: 85% full

686 boys 52%

642 girls 48%

Last updated:

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Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
137984
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
5403
Open date
1 Apr 2012
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 459962, Northing: 298603
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 52.582, Longitude: -1.1165
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18 Jan 2024
Ofsted last inspection
7 Jun 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
East Midlands › Harborough, Oadby and Wigston › Wigston All Saints
SEN priorities
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %
22.10
Trust
WIGSTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10036926

School governors

  • Dr Gary Willars, Local Governor
    (1 Sep 2021—31 Aug 2025)
  • Mr Michael Wilson, Local Governor
    (1 Sep 2016—24 Aug 2026)
  • Mrs Helen McDermott, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (30 Sep 2022—29 Sep 2026)
  • Mr Daniel Hodgkinson, Local Governor
    (7 Oct 2023—6 Oct 2027)
  • Mr Andy Jones, Local Governor
    (29 Sep 2024—28 Sep 2028)
  • Mrs Elizabeth Abbott, Local Governor
    (2 Feb 2021—1 Feb 2025)
  • Mrs Mari Mark, Local Governor
    (10 May 2021—9 May 2025)
  • Ms Tracy Shilcock, Local Governor
    (10 May 2021—9 May 2025)
  • Mr Mark Rogers, Local Governor
    (17 Jan 2022—16 Jan 2026)
  • Mr Ian Cox, Local Governor
    (20 Jun 2022—19 Jun 2026)
  • Mr Michael Ashton, Local Governor
    (7 Dec 2022—6 Dec 2026)
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