Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Address: Station Road, Wigston
Town/City: Leics
Postcode: LE18 2DT
Country: 10010148291
 Telephone Number: 0116 288 5802
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Ages 4-19
Type: Academy special converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Birkett House School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Chris White
Capacity: 236
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 248 (71% boys & 29% girls)
Enrollment: 105% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 31.6%

SEN Provisions

  • VI - Visual Impairment
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

Location and administration

URN: 138935
DfE Number: 855/7005
UKPRN: 10039384
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Oadby and Wigston (E07000135)
Constituency: Harborough (E14000728)
Electoral Ward: Wigston All Saints (E05005537)

Easting & Northing: 459915E, 298440N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 34' 52.02" N 1° 7' 1.44" W
Plus Code: 9C4WHVJM+C5

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Wigston Academy (0.2km)
  2. Wigston College (0.2km)
  3. Little Hill Primary (0.4km)
  4. Wigston Menphys Nursery School (0.4km)
  5. All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.8km)
  6. Fairfield Community Primary School (1.2km)
  7. Parkland Primary School South Wigston (1.3km)
  8. South Wigston High School (1.4km)
  9. Thythorn Field Community Primary School (1.4km)
  10. Water Leys Primary School (1.4km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Linda Bickley - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2025.
  • Ms Elaine Catherine Hackett - Trustee. Appointed on 9 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 November 2026.
  • Miss Alexandra Alice Higginson - Trustee. Appointed on 9 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 November 2026.
  • Mrs Kathryn Louise Kopaczel - Trustee. Appointed on 9 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 November 2026.
  • Mrs Maureen Lambert - Trustee. Appointed on 1 October 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 October 2024.
  • Mrs Hannah Lockett-Bates - Trustee. Appointed on 17 November 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2024.
  • Mr Timothy Robert Pearce - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 16 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 September 2024.
  • Mr Timothy Robert Pearce - Trustee. Appointed on 16 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 September 2024.
  • Mrs Ume Sundas Rabbani - Trustee. Appointed on 9 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 November 2026.
  • Mr James Royley - Trustee. Appointed on 16 September 2020 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 September 2024.
  • Mrs Kathryn Starmer - Trustee. Appointed on 11 November 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 November 2024.
  • Mr Christopher John White - Trustee. Appointed on 28 August 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 August 2023.