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14 open schools in Wigston, Leicestershire · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Leicestershire schools · grammar schools in Wigston

Wigston has 14 state schools: 10 primary, 3 secondary, part of Leicestershire's wider catchment. 9 have a published Ofsted rating, and 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

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Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Wigston Academy Good · ×0.92 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Water Leys Primary School Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Parkland Primary School South Wigston Good · ×0.97 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Leicestershire

Primary schools: County divided into defined school catchment areas. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

All Saints Church of England Primary School Wigston · Requires improvement Fairfield Community Primary School Wigston Glenmere Community Primary School Wigston · Not judged Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School Wigston Little Hill Primary Wigston Parkland Primary School South Wigston Wigston · Good Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Wigston South Wigston High School Wigston · Requires improvement The Meadow Community Primary School Wigston Thythorn Field Community Primary School Wigston · Not judged Water Leys Primary School Wigston · Good Wigston Academy Wigston · Good Wigston College Wigston · Good Wigston Menphys Nursery School Wigston · Good

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 31 October 2027
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 15 January 2028
Sept 2028 Offer day 1 March 2028
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 17 April 2028
Sept 2027 Application deadline 31 October 2026
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 15 January 2027
Sept 2027 Offer day 1 March 2027
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 16 April 2027
Sept 2026 Application deadline 31 October 2025 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 15 January 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2 March 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 16 April 2026 (passed)

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