Academy · Leicestershire
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
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Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 31 families put this school as their first choice, and 29 places were offered. 29 of the families who put it first got a place (94%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 29 | 31 | 94% |
| September 2025 | 22 | 21 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 26 | 21 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 18 November 2025. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 206 (capacity 211)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Academy trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01162882203
- Address
- Shenley Road, Wigston, LE18 3QL
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