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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. April 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. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
7. June 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. September 2021—31. August 2025
  • Mr Michael Wilson, Local Governor 1. September 2016—24. August 2026
  • Mrs Helen McDermott, Chair of Local Governing Body 30. September 2022—29. September 2026
  • Mr Daniel Hodgkinson, Local Governor 7. October 2023—6. October 2027
  • Mr Andy Jones, Local Governor 29. September 2024—28. September 2028
  • Mrs Elizabeth Abbott, Local Governor 2. February 2021—1. February 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. January 2022—16. January 2026
  • Mr Ian Cox, Local Governor 20. June 2022—19. June 2026
  • Mr Michael Ashton, Local Governor 7. December 2022—6. December 2026
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