Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Shenley Road, Wigston, LE18 3QL
206 pupils · 98% of 211 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 18 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 31 | 60 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 21 | 45 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 21 | 46 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 25 | 46 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 27 | 44 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 24 | 39 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 28 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 30 | 53 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Glenmere Community Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Meadow Community Primary School 0.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Langmoor Primary School Oadby 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Brocks Hill Primary School 1.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Launde Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.