Wigston Academy

School Name: Wigston Academy
Address: Station Road
Town/City: Wigston
County: Leicestershire
Postcode: LE18 2DT
Telephone Number: 0116 288 1228
Website: www.wigstonacademy.org

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Wigston Academies Trust
Sponsor: Wigston Academies Trust

Headteacher: Mr Chris Conlon
Capacity: 1560
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1286 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 82% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 25.1%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 137984
DfE Number: 855/5403
UKPRN: 10036926
UPRN: 100032050592
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Oadby and Wigston (E07000135)
Constituency: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (E14001266)
Electoral Ward: Wigston All Saints (E05005537)

Easting & Northing: 459962E, 298603N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 34' 57.27" N 1° 6' 58.84" W
Plus Code: 9C4WHVMM+2F

DfE Record: View record

1. Wigston Birkett House Community Special School (0.2km)
2. Wigston College (0.2km)
3. Little Hill Primary (0.3km)
4. Wigston Menphys Nursery School (0.4km)
5. All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.7km)
6. Fairfield Community Primary School (1.1km)
7. Water Leys Primary School (1.3km)
8. The Meadow Community Primary School (1.4km)
9. Parkland Primary School South Wigston (1.4km)
10. South Wigston High School (1.5km)

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